It saddens me to report that a great man lost his life today. Former Minnesota Timberwolves head coach/ team president Flip Saunders has passed away at the age of 60. Saunders was fighting a battle with cancer for some time and his health recently caused him to take time away from the game.
According to ESPN,
Flip Saunders, who tallied more than 1,000 victories over a 35-year coaching career that included successful stops with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Detroit Pistons, died Sunday of cancer at age 60.
He also coached the Washington Wizards during a career that spanned 17 seasons as an NBA head coach and included 654 victories.
Saunders announced in August that he was being treated for Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Doctors considered it “very treatable and curable,” and Saunders at the time said he planned to remain the Timberwolves’ head coach and president of basketball operations. However, he was hospitalized following a setback in September, and it was announced Friday that Saunders would miss the entire 2015-16 season.
Rest in Peace to Flip Saunders.
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