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George Karl has throat cancer
« on: February 16, 2010, 08:00:38 PM »

Offline Big_Matt34

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Terrible news, he had prostate cancer a few years back and now this. Thats ontop of his son Coby fighting cancer in 2006, best wishes to him.

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ESPN reporting that George Karl is facing another fight with cancer. Tough news for one of the true giants of NBA coaching.
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Nuggets Coach George Karl will announce that he is undergoing chemotherapy treatments for cancer, not in prostate. Story up soon on NBA.com.
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Karl will continue to coach team while receiving treatments, but will miss some games later in the season...
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Re: George Karl to take medical leave for cancer treatment
« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2010, 08:03:44 PM »

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Well that really sucks,especially with Denver playing so good. Get well soon Karl
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Re: George Karl to take medical leave for cancer treatment
« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2010, 08:05:04 PM »

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hate to see this...  i've always loved this guy, dating back to the days when he coached the Cav's in the early 80's (I grew up in NE Ohio).  Good guy and hope he can beat this...
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Re: George Karl has cancer
« Reply #3 on: February 16, 2010, 08:12:40 PM »

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http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4919794

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Denver Nuggets coach George Karl informed his team Tuesday afternoon that he is in another fight for his life with cancer.

Karl, who had been cancer-free since prostate surgery in July 2005, discovered a worrisome lump on his neck about six weeks ago. A biopsy determined that it was "very treatable and curable" form of throat cancer, Karl said, but it will still require an intense program of radiation and chemotherapy that will probably force him to miss some regular-season games.

"Cancer is a vicious opponent," he said. "Even the ones that are treatable, you never get a 100-percent guaranteed contract."

Treatment will consist of 35 sessions over the next six weeks. The sessions are expected to leave his throat extremely raw, requiring him to be fed through his stomach in the final weeks. "Keeping up your nutrition is a big part of the challenge," he said.
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« Reply #4 on: February 16, 2010, 08:15:27 PM »

Offline MattG12

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Terrible news... love George Karl and his team. This will be tough for the Nuggets to deal with. Get well soon George!
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« Reply #5 on: February 16, 2010, 08:18:59 PM »

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That's really awful.

Hopefully this inspires the Nuggets to play even better, at least.
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Re: George Karl has throat cancer
« Reply #6 on: February 16, 2010, 08:42:58 PM »

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This is truly awful news. I wish him the best. He's done it once so he has what it takes to do it again. And I hope his team does him proud in the meantime so it's one less thing to worry about.
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Re: George Karl has throat cancer
« Reply #7 on: February 16, 2010, 09:07:37 PM »

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Wow, terrible news, so sad to hear.

It seems that cancer is becoming more and more common.

Hopefully he can make it through a second time.
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« Reply #8 on: February 16, 2010, 09:26:39 PM »

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Having had the good fortune of meeting and working with George, this is a tough piece of news. He's a great coach and a good man who has my prayers.
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« Reply #9 on: February 17, 2010, 09:18:25 AM »

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Terrible news for Karl, sucks for him, but hopefully he will fight it and survive it once again.
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« Reply #10 on: February 17, 2010, 09:22:39 AM »

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Watched the news confrence and got a little teary eyed the way he was explaining that Cancer is such a B**** and it really just sucks so God bless you Karl your in my prayers!
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« Reply #11 on: February 17, 2010, 09:26:09 AM »

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FOr some reason this man is being tested over and over again. I really hope he pulls through this because I truly feel that people who go through as much as he has are destined to do great things later in life.
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« Reply #12 on: February 17, 2010, 09:35:17 AM »

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Get well George my man.

I always liked George from his Seattle coaching days.
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« Reply #13 on: February 17, 2010, 10:39:16 AM »

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getting treated for my own throat, ear and tongue cancer was the toughest thing I ever wne thru....just hoping it stays gone ...13 months since treatement....I wish Karl the best
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« Reply #14 on: February 17, 2010, 10:41:35 AM »

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bummer

best wishes to George and anyone battling cancer
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