David Lee has All-Star appearances and an All-NBA Team to his name. Career averages of 14.2 points and 9.2 rebounds over 12 NBA seasons that put him in rare company.
But the David Lee stories rarely speak to stats.
There’s the story of how Lee attended the funeral of a Madison Square Garden security official in 2010, flying in the week after the Knicks had traded him away.
Or how Lee, after being traded from the Warriors in 2015, bought lunch for the entire organization as a thank you.
And then there’s the story that has helped define Lee’s career, one of sacrifice.