Brice Christianson (Bucks ASL Interpreter) just posted a great thread about Bud

Original [here](https://twitter.com/InterpretedByBC/status/1654541920041926658), copied below.

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>An appreciation post for [@Bucks](https://twitter.com/Bucks)
Coach Bud: In the fall of 2019, I’ll never forget the call I received from the Bucks as they notified me that Coach Bud had ‘signed off’ on my proposal of having his press conferences interpreted.
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>Whether he realized it or not, Coach Bud became the first professional sports coach to have an ASL Interpreter alongside him as well as the Milwaukee Bucks becoming the first team to provide ASL interpreting for their postgame press conferences.
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>When we made history, the New York Times reached out to do a story. I got a chuckle out of one of the quotes from Coach: “I consider myself pretty boring, so I guess I am probably pretty boring in sign language, too”
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>During this time, when I was in-person, Coach was always so kind and gracious with me. I was nervous, because I wanted to show that I was a professional and also that access in sports belonged. I also realized how rare of an opportunity it was to be there.
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>Whether it was intentional or not, I always felt welcomed and safe in the media rooms largely in part because of him. I’ll always cherish those first moments of breaking into pro sports and without Coach saying ‘yes’ to this, I can confidently say that P-X-P would not be here.
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>I hope that Milwaukee recognizes how special of a person and coach, Coach Bud was to the organization, the sport, and the city of Milwaukee. He helped bring a championship back to Milwaukee and will always be a champion in my mind.
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>I hope Coach can take a step back and realize how much good he provided to this city and state. And I never got to say this to him, but thank you for changing my life and the lives of so many others. Until next time, Champ. 🤘

by thomfountain