Steve Clifford was back where he belonged this week in Las Vegas.
He was not the lead man in the Orlando Magic’s run up to Summer League but he was there on the court beginning the hard work of rebuilding the team. A franchise he once helped guide to the NBA Finals. His introductory press conference had the whiff of a homecoming, but also the weight of a daunting task ahead of him.
Things would not be easy to do that. And Clifford has his own questions to answer. Some that he slowly put to rest last year.