Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo speaks to the media on Monday, March 11, 2019, in East Lansing. Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press
It was 9:30 at night when I finally reached him. He was home, doing dishes, the sound of running water and clanking plates filling the background.
He paused.
“... do you mind holding on for a second?”
His 2-year-old daughter had just come out of her room. She was looking for her stuffed hippo.
“What are you doing out of bed?” he asked Ayanna, his voice as sweet as syrup.
“I want Kait,” she said.