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Fri May 22, 2020, 03:08 PM May 2020

Hall of Fame NBA coach Jerry Sloan dies at 78; he led Utah Jazz for 23 seasons

Jerry Sloan, the Hall of Fame basketball coach who spent a majority of his coaching career with the Utah Jazz and was a former NBA player with the Chicago Bulls, died on Friday. He was 78 years old.

Sloan announced in 2016 that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia, a terrible combination of neurological disorders.

Sloan said he decided to go public with the diagnosis because the symptoms were noticeable. He also told the "Salt Lake Tribune" he didn’t “want people feeling sorry for me.”

Sloan was one of the greatest coaches in NBA history and is No. 4 on the all-time winningest coaches list with 1,221 victories. Among coaches with at least 500 games coached, he is ninth with a .603 winning percentage.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/hall-of-fame-nba-coach-jerry-sloan-dies-at-78-he-led-utah-jazz-for-23-seasons/ar-BB14sWMI?li=BBnb7Kz

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Hall of Fame NBA coach Jerry Sloan dies at 78; he led Utah Jazz for 23 seasons (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2020 OP
And we just found out the truth about the flu game. Renew Deal May 2020 #1
He and Norm Van Lier, what a backcourt. brush May 2020 #2
Sloan was an institution in Utah. RIP. Drunken Irishman May 2020 #3
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