Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Billy Donovan is pictured during an NBA basketball game against the Toronto Raptors in Oklahoma City, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
“He was a really, really funny guy. I always admired that and think that was a great skill of Coach that he could make people laugh so much.”
SALT LAKE CITY — Billy Donovan didn’t stick with the Utah Jazz for long after he was drafted by the organization in the third round of the 1987 NBA draft.
But Donovan, now the head coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder, did stay long enough to get a great feel for Frank Layden’s sense of humor.