Legendary Utah Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan revealed Wednesday in an interview with the Salt Lake Tribune's Steve Luhm that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementia.
Sloan, 74, was diagnosed with both diseases last fall and opted to disclose the nature of his illnesses publicly because the symptoms of Parkinson's "have progressed to the point where people have started to notice," according to Luhm. However, Sloan is still walking four miles a day.
"I don't want people feeling sorry for me," Sloan said, per Luhm.
The Jazz would later release a statement on Sloan, via Marc J. Spears of ESPN.com:
A 2009 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, Sloan is one of the most decorated coaches in NBA history. The former Jazz and Chicago Bulls boss ranks No. 3 in regular-season wins, and his career total of 418 more wins than losses ranks fifth behind Phil Jackson, Gregg Popovich, Pat Riley and Red Auerbach.
After spending 10 seasons with the Chicago Bulls as a player during a stretch that included four first ...
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Jerry Sloan Suffering from Parkinson’s Disease, Lewy Body Dementia
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