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Tale of a Too-Brief Friendship

JL;DR SUMMARY Reflecting on the importance of friendship, Michael S. Lewis, a former orthopedic consultant for the Chicago Bulls, shares his poignant relationship with Brian Williams, who later changed his name to Bison Dele. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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FriendshipRelationshipsPhilosophyNbaChicago BullsSportsTragedyMichael S. LewisBrian WilliamsBison Dele

Places mentioned

Chicago, Illinois, United States
"Working as an orthopedic surgeon with several of Chicagos professional sports teams enabled me to meet a fascinating mix of many talented people."
Utah, United States
"On the way to a playoff game in Utah on the Bulls private plane, while most of the team members were playing cards or listening to music, Brian was off by himself, absorbed in one of my own favorite books, Surely Youre Joking, Mr. Feynman."
Australia
"He had a pilots license and had traveled the world extensively, including running with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, camping in the Australian outback, and going to Beirut during the Lebanese Civil War."
Pamplona, Navarra, Spain
"He had a pilots license and had traveled the world extensively, including running with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, camping in the Australian outback, and going to Beirut during the Lebanese Civil War."
Beirut, Lebanon
"He had a pilots license and had traveled the world extensively, including running with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, camping in the Australian outback, and going to Beirut during the Lebanese Civil War."
San Francisco, California, United States
"When I told him that I had heard Miles perform live in San Francisco and New York, he wanted to hear every detail."
New York, United States
"When I told him that I had heard Miles perform live in San Francisco and New York, he wanted to hear every detail."
Detroit, Michigan, United States
"After Brian left the Bulls at the end of that season, he signed a lucrative free agent contract to play for the Detroit Pistons."
Hawaii, United States
"On July 6, the boat set sail from Tahiti bound for Hawaii."
Mexico
"Much later, before he could be charged, Deles brother was found dead in Mexico from an apparent overdose of insulin."
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