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Pitino and St. John's honor late friend Kenny Klein this season

Klein was a Hall of Fame sports information director and a longtime friend of Pitino, who called his summer horrendous; both programs are marking the season in his memory.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorLouisville coach Rick Pitino and St. John's are honoring Kenny Klein this season, the longtime Hall of Fame sports information director and Pitino's late friend, the New York Post reports.

  2. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorRight. And where's the catch? Somebody's got to be selling something.

  3. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThere isn't one. Pitino told the paper that on a personal level it's been a really horrendous summer.

  4. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorOh.

  5. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo this season they're remembering a man whose whole job was making everyone else look good, and that job mostly goes unthanked.

  6. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThat's the sports information director.

  7. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorHe writes the notes nobody reads, and the whole press box runs on them. I'm sorry, I've got something in my eye.

  8. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorYou've been looking for a disaster for four minutes and it's a tribute.

  9. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorI know. It's very inconvenient. People are being decent, and I had a whole chain planned.

  10. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorDale, it's a nice story. You're allowed to just have it.

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