EAST LANSING, UNITED STATES: US President Bill Clinton (R) holds a Michigan State University Spartan basketball jersey presented to him by former student and current Detroit Piston basketball player Mateen Cleaves (L) 09 January 2001 inside the Jack Bresling Student Events Center in East Lansing, Michigan. AFP Photo/Paul J. RICHARDS (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)
By: Mike Stone
@stoney16
Mateen Cleaves is best known for leading the Michigan State Spartans to the 2000 NCAA basketball championship,but the former Piston and current Fox Sports Detroit basketball analyst is more than just a hoop guru.
READ MORE: Michigan Lottery: 75-Year-Old Detroit Man Wins $100K Powerball PrizeCleaves heads up the Mateen Cleaves Community Outreach Foundation and partnered with Get Covered America to let people especially young adults to know the options of the Affordable Care Act.
READ MORE: More Than 100,000 People In Michigan Remain Under A Boil Water Advisory After A Main LeakHe joined us recently to talk about that,the struggling Pistons, and reassure Spartan fans that they should not worry about Michigan.
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