Keywords

Arete, Sport and Society, American Sport History, NBA, James, Billy Donovan, Basketball coaches, Orlando Magic

Subjects

National Basketball Association; Orlando Magic (Basketball team); Donovan, Billy

Introduction

Billy Donovan, who accepted the Orlando Magic head coaching position for the cool sum of $27.5M last Friday, has backed out of his contract. Is there anything to learn from this not very unusual turn of events? The idea that Billy Donovan has broken a contract carries very little meaning in sport, that is if you are an owner, general manager, or coach of a team.

Publication Date

6-6-2007

Document Type

Commentary

Type

Text

Format

application/pdf

Source Title

Sport and Society for Arete

Language

English

Publication Version

Author's version

College

College of Arts and Humanities

Department

History

Creator (Linked Data)

Crepeau, Richard C., 1941- (VIAF)

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