Bloomberg Law
Aug. 19, 2019, 8:50 AM UTC

After Final Fours and WNBA, Tillis Now Living Dream as Litigator

Stephanie Russell-Kraft
Stephanie Russell-Kraft
Special Correspondent

Iciss Rose Tillis is the daughter of a former heavyweight fighter and she recalls encountering numerous former athletes growing up who seemed stuck in the past.

“After the career is over, it’s like, what do you do next?” she said. “That’s the piece that I was looking at. I don’t want to be one of those athletes that cannot let go.”

And when it was time for Tillis to step away from a basketball career that included Final Four appearances and a solid pro run in the U.S. and internationally, she was ready.

There were doubts and new challenges to ...

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