“I want to be used so [the spectator] can see that the peace I have has nothing to do with me; it’s due to the grace of God. I want to be a light in a dark world.” – Mark Jackson, Sports Spectrum – June 1999
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Mark Jackson in June of 1999 on the cover of Sports Spectrum.
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Cleveland, OH – January 23, 2016 – Quicken Loans Arena: Mark Jackson, during a regular season Saturday Primetime game (Photo by Phil Ellsworth / ESPN Images)
For more on Mark Jackson, click below to read the entire article from 1999.