Basketball
'The most competitive guy I ever coached against': Jerry Sloan, as remembered by fellow greats
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Friday, 22 May 2020 20:12
Don Nelson, the winningest coach in NBA history, had just finished a stroll on the beach in his beloved Hawai'i on Friday when a reporter informed him that his coaching contemporary Jerry Sloan had died from complications of Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementia at age 78."Oh, he was a dear friend,'' Nelson told ESPN. "Even if he did fight…
Longtime Jazz coach Jerry Sloan dies at age 78
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Friday, 22 May 2020 09:14
Jerry Sloan, tenacious as a player for the Chicago Bulls and coach of the Utah Jazz, died Friday at the age of 78.The Jazz announced that Sloan died from complications from Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementia, which he had revealed diagnoses for in April 2016."Jerry Sloan will always be synonymous with the Utah Jazz. He will forever be a…
Cavs' Love: Mental health vital during COVID-19
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Friday, 22 May 2020 07:35
Kevin Love is fretting about COVID-19.He's not obsessing over whether he'll get it, or grieving over the death someone close to him who contracted the coronavirus. He frets because he knows what can happen if people experience the loss of a loved one, become consumed with the loneliness of isolation, experience job insecurity and financial difficulty, and then internalize that…
Lowe: Five NBA things I like and don't like, including the Bulls' premature end
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Friday, 22 May 2020 07:05
"The Last Dance" is over, but let's lead off our five NBA things with some unfinished business:1. Dishonoring a championWith precious few exceptions, great teams have a life cycle. They gain experience, win a lot, age, and get bad. There are ways to mitigate the pain, but almost never to skip it. Sometimes one lopsided trade gives a great team…
Hardaway: G League's recruiting impact 'huge'
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Thursday, 21 May 2020 14:54
Memphis coach Penny Hardaway, no stranger to the nuances and hurdles of the recruiting trail, says it will only get tougher with the entry of the G League.Hardaway, speaking to ESPN's The Jump in an interview aired Thursday, said it came as an unpleasant surprise when the NBA began allowing high schoolers to sign with a G League pathway program."It's…
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