This is just heartbreaking. According to Adrian Wojnarowski, former NBA center and current Sixers assistant Sean Rooks passed away Tuesday evening in Philadelphia, mere hours after meeting with Knicks officials about a possible job on Jeff Hornacek's staff. Per Woj:
Rooks, 46, had traveled to New York and back on the train Tuesday, meeting with Knicks coach Jeff Hornacek, general manager Steve Mills and president Phil Jackson about becoming an assistant coach. Rooks and Knicks officials had departed the meeting enthusiastic that Rooks might join Hornacek's staff and that an agreement could be reached soon, league sources said.