With a few minutes left in game two of the NBA Finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors, this past Sunday, something unremarkable happened: Quinn Cook scored. It was a layup, and it happened when the game already was decided and the bench players, like Warriors reserve guard Cook, were on the court. Unremarkable. Still, there was Cook in a Warriors uniform, playing and scoring in the Finals. Kind of amazing for those who followed his story. The NBA Finals are in Cleveland for Wednesday's Game 3 and the Warriors lead the series 2-0. For Cook, it's a homecoming of sorts because he started his professional career in Ohio. It was a start he never imagined. A star in college, Cook had to grind through pro basketball's minor leagues. Now, suddenly, he's on the brink of winning an NBA title. The D League Two years ago, on the NPR podcast Embedded , we described how Cook helped Duke win the NCAA men's Division 1 basketball title in 2015, and then a few months later,
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