Note: For the full story on Tre Jones’ mother’s cancer journey and her influence on both him and his older brother Tyus, I highly recommend Tom Orsborn’s article from a few years ago. Read it here.
The day that Tre Jones’ mother, Debbie, broke the news to him that she was diagnosed with breast cancer still stands out to him, but so too does the spirit that pushed her every single day to beat it.
“It’s a very heavy thing to hear and obviously not know what to think in the moment,” he said following Friday night’s Spurs game versus Dallas.