New York Knicks president Phil Jackson is famous for his eccentricities and anti-social behavior. He doesn’t have many friends in the NBA. Clarence Gaines Jr. is one of them.
Like Jackson, Gaines isn’t exactly a social butterfly either.
Marc Berman of The New York Post reports that Gaines wore a dashiki to the NBA Draft Combine in Chicago and sat alone in the bleacher as is his custom.
One NBA scout summed Gaines up well: “He’s a bit of an odd duck” but appropriately added, “he has our respect.” Gaines certainly deserves it.