They held a moving memorial service for Paul Silas Saturday in Charlotte, one that felt a bit like an NBA reunion.
Among the 200 or so mourners at the private event at The Park Church were coaches, players, friends and colleagues of Silas, who played 16 years in the NBA and later coached the Charlotte Hornets on two different occasions.
Baron Davis and Stephen Jackson, two of Silas’ former players for the Hornets, both spoke. So did Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle and Charlotte Hornets president Fred Whitfield.