DETROIT -- For years, Shawn Respert swallowed his pride when he was called an NBA bust. Now, six years after his career in the league ended, he is ready to tell his side of the story. "I had cancer," ...

DETROIT – For years, Shawn Respert swallowed his pride when he was called an NBA bust. Now, six years after his career in the league ended, he is ready to tell his side of the story. “I had cancer,” ...

Michigan State sophomore guard Kur Teng saw minimal action last season but is expected to step into a more significant role.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Can a four-year NBA career, spent with five teams, for which you averaged just 4.9 points, be considered a rousing success? It can when you’re Shawn Respert.

The Michigan State coaches hoped guard Shawn Respert eventually would develop into a role player _ maybe a defensive specialist or a key reserve. But a star? Nahhh. "I wasn't the cream-of-the-crop ...

Before you can discuss the parallel between the phone call Shawn Respert received Wednesday offering a dream job in the NBA front office and June 28, 1995, the night he was selected eighth overall by ...