<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Kersey spent last season with the Portland Trail Blazers as their director of player programs following his retirement as a player. Kersey and Bucks coach Terry Porter were teammates from 1985-95 in Portland, reaching the playoffs every year and making the NBA Finals in 1991 and 1993. ``Jerome was a tremendous competitor as a player and I look forward to him bringing that same tenacity to his work as a coach,'' Porter said in a statement. ``He has an incredible amount of experience and wisdom that will benefit our players.''</div> <div align="center">Link</div>
