One of the AFL's senior lieutenants is heading to the NBA.
Pat Clifton, a key figure in getting the 2020 season up and running will join the NBA as an associate vice-president in their player health team.
Clifton was a key figure in the AFL's Return to Play Protocols that governed the AFL's rules in the shutdown period between March and June, the return to training and life in the hubs.
Clifton's success in helping the AFL through the tough and unrelenting season drew the attention of the NBA who proposed an offer that was too good to refuse.
“It’s a good role, and after speaking to the people at the AFL, the view from all of them was that I can’t turn down this opportunity," Clifton said and reported by Ash Browne for SEN.
“The NBA had a really successful season in the bubble and now with the return to market, their team is expanding pretty rapidly...It’s a whole new challenge.”
