George Karl's cancer battle is sobering reality

Posted Mar 3, 2010
George Karl informed his team on Feb. 16 that he had been diagnosed with a treatable form of neck and throat cancer. Karl had been cancer-free since prostate surgery in July 2005. For those of us who had watched Karl and Phil Jackson yell at each other in the playoffs for the past two seasons, this was surprising news. But it was also a reminder about how the NBA is connected in ways most people never think of. (ESPN.com)

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