HEADING OUT; Thunder coach Buzz Lagos wraps up a legendary career.(SPORTS)

From: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) | Date: September 8, 2005| Author: Rand, Michael | Copyright information

Byline: Michael Rand; Staff Writer

Amos Magee, a Thunder assistant coach, took a call from head coach Buzz Lagos on Monday. Lagos and the team were on a back-to-back trip to face Montreal and Toronto, while Magee had stayed behind.

The subject matter - soccer - was not a new one. Nor, Magee said, was the location from which Lagos called. "He was at a laundromat in Toronto," Magee said, "washing the uniforms."

The notion of Lagos shoving jersey...

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