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The leap of faith that led physio to NBA's A list

By Mark Woods - BBC SportBBC News

BBC Sport charts the remarkable career of Alex McKechnie, who left Scotland to become one of the NBA's top physiotherapists with a reputation of saving basketball careers.

Alex McKechnie chuckles at the leap of faith he took when he packed up almost all his belongings in Glasgow and booked a one-way flight to Vancouver, Canada on 7 September 1974. "I had $300 in my po…