On November 21, the entire Wake Forest community lost a great Demon Deacon legend and community member. Rodney Rogers played basketball at Wake Forest from 1990-1993.
Rodney Rogers’ Spanish tutor at Wake Forest once said a thread of grace ran through Rogers. And that’s the simplest truth of who he was and how he will be remembered.
Part of what makes the NBA, or any pro sports league, so compelling to watch is the narratives, especially those centered on rivalries. Throughout the decades, the NBA has fostered a number of rivalries, some long-lasting and others short but sweet.
Former NBA forward Rodney Rogers passed away Friday at age 54, Wake Forest University announced. Rogers was a Durham, N.C., native and one of the most decorated players in Demon Deacons history.
There have been plenty of other offensive explosions in NBA history, and they've taken many different forms — some of them, like violent thunderstorms, barely last a minute or two. But like those storms, they certainly leave their mark.