After Bryan Colangelo left the Toronto Raptors five years ago, he vanished. Not from life — he still lived in Yorkdale, still watched his son play high school basketball, was occasionally glimpsed having a drink with someone from the basketball world. But in terms of public events, in places NBA people were seen, he wasn’t there. When he appeared at an MLSE party at all-star weekend in 2016, his reappearance was noted. He had, after all, experienced a near-death career exile. He looked good.
People were looking at Colangelo differently Wednesday, after a story by Ben Detrick on the website The Ringer that, if you are one of the lucky folks who do not live online, requires some explanation.