Arnie Kander has ended his 23 year run as the strength and conditioning coach with the Detroit Pistons. Over that time he has made a lot of friends and has special memories working with the players and coaching staff. He is looking forward to a new chapter in his life. From Vince Ellis of the Detroit Free Press:

"Arnie Kander doesn't rule out a return to the NBA. But after 23 years of missing milestones in the lives of his kids, returning at the crack of dawn from road trips and early-morning physical therapy sessions with players, Kander says it's time for a change. One of the league's first strength and conditioning coaches will resign June 30 when his contract expires. And a relationship that started when franchise stalwart Isiah Thomas walked into a Rochester clinic in 1992 will come to an end. 'Getting in at 3, 4 in the morning, no sleep, coming in the next morning for rehab,' Kander told the Free Press on Tuesday. 'You don't know what day Sunday or Saturday is in an NBA season. That's a reality. That's the norm. I've loved it. It's been an incredible journey, incredible passion and I think of nothing better, but I am aware of the realities I have missed out on. I don't make it out to be a Utopia. I've loved, I've lived it, but I've also missed out and I've been very sad at the time at things that I've missed out on.'"