If this wasn’t the right opportunity, even the perfect one, Lawrence Frank wouldn’t be here. Not in Southern California, 3,000 miles away from his family in Bergen County. Not frequently separated from his wife and two daughters in Demarest. Few jobs would make that sacrifice worthwhile. But Frank has one of them.
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As the president of basketball …
As the president of basketball operations of the Los Angeles Clippers, the Teaneck native and former New Jersey Nets head coach is playing a significant role in the transformation of the NBA landscape in Los Angeles, working for an owner he reveres in Steve Ballmer and alongside close friend and head coach Doc Rivers. Together they guided the Clippers out of a dark period and into a run of sustained success. Now the Clippers, after a summer that included signing Kawhi Leonard and trading for Paul George, are one of the top teams in the Western Conference and a contender for the franchise’s first NBA championship.
“This is such a special, unique …
“This is such a special, unique opportunity, this is why my family has totally supported me,” Frank said in an interview with NorthJersey.com and USA TODAY Network New Jersey in a room at Staples Center. “If it was a different opportunity and just a job, I’d be back home. This is really, really unique.”