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Watch: Stephen Silas shares hug with Monty Williams in moving moment

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Darryn Albert | Last updated 12/14/22

Houston Rockets head coach Stephen Silas shared a very touching moment with Phoenix Suns counterpart Monty Williams after Tuesday’s game.

Silas and the Rockets came out on top in the contest, winning 111-97. But of greater consequence was what happened after the final buzzer.

Silas just lost his father, NBA legend Paul Silas, who died over the weekend at age 79. After the game went final, Williams came over to Silas, and the two shared a chat and a long hug. Here is video of the moving moment.

Monty Williams and Stephen Silas share a long embrace after the game #Rockets #WeAreTheValley pic.twitter.com/Fh4B9o0ev7

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Silas, who was coaching in his first game since his father’s death, said in a postgame press conference that the gesture from Williams meant a lot. He called Williams “a good man.”

"It means a lot. He's been through so much and has so many little tidbits… His way of communicating was through a hug which I needed and I love him for that. He's a good man."

Stephen Silas on his hug with Monty Williams pic.twitter.com/xTdicm6XOx

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Williams, the NBA’s reigning Coach of the Year, is universally seen as one of the classiest figures in the entire NBA. He has also had his own experience with family tragedy, losing his wife in a car accident in 2016.

This is not the first time that Williams has gone viral for an extremely kind-hearted gesture.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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