The first in-person meeting was originally a one-hour …
The first in-person meeting was originally a one-hour lunch. It turned into a five-hour conversation that bled into dinner, with the two leaving the restaurant only after the owner, a friend of Dumont’s, let them stay past closing without saying a word. Ujiri offered the story not just as an anecdote but as evidence of the alignment he was looking for, and he made a point of noting that Dumont checked his phone exactly once in five hours.
“I have a five-hour meeting with Patrick,” Ujiri said. “Our wives are looking for us. He checks his phone one time in a five-hour meeting.
One time. My wife is looking for me. His wife is looking for him.
They kicked us out of the restaurant. His friend owns the restaurant. He doesn’t even say anything because his lunch is over.
They have to change it to dinner. We go sit outside, and we continue talking. ” Dallas Hoops Journal This article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: The first in-person meeting was originally a one-hour …