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Cavaliers Owner Dan Gilbert Returns to Work, Talks Recovery from 2019 Stroke

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Eight months after suffering a stroke, Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert is working his way back to his old life.

According to the Associated Press (via ESPN), the 58-year-old has worked in his Detroit office one or two days a week since returning early in 2020, while he's set to give a public speech for the first time Friday.

Still, it's been a difficult road back for Gilbert since his May 25 stroke.

"When you have a stroke, here's the problem with it: Everything is hard.