Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle made a phone call to Frank Layden to express his thoughts and prayers about Mark Eaton, who died Saturday in an apparent bicycle accident in Summit County, UT, on Friday night.
Eaton, 64, played his entire NBA career for the Utah Jazz from 1982-’93 and was named the league’s Defensive Player of the Year in 1985 and ’89, and also named to the All-Star team in ’89. In addition, Eaton was chosen to the All-Defensive First Team in ’85, ’86 and ’89, and to the All-Defensive Second Team in ’87 and ’88.