Rookie Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald ran into former Seahawks coach Pete Carroll last weekend. Sitting courtside for an NBA preseason game between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Portland TrailBlazers at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Macdonald and his entourage (which included Seahawks/Blazers team owner Jody Allen) saw Carroll. The two were spotted chatting on the sidelines and Carroll apparently got a loud ovation from the crowd when he was shown on-screen.
Here’s what Macdonald had to say about their surprise encounter on Wednesday, according to Jon Alfano at Sports Illustrated.
Mike Macdonald on Pete Carroll encounter
“I’ve never been courtside of any basketball game, even high school, so I thought that was kind of cool. I was surprised. Guys are incredible, the guys are freaks man.Wasn’t anticipating Pete being there. We saw him, he was sitting courtside, too, and figured it’d be good to go chop it up with him and it was a lot of fun. He got to meet my wife and just kind of compare notes on some things, but yeah, it was a good time.”