Nuggets coach Karl to miss next 3 games
March 12, 2010
DENVER (AP)—George Karl will skip the last three games on the Denver Nuggets’road trip as he adjusts to a feeding tube that was placed into his stomach aspart of his cancer treatment.
The Nuggets coach has already missed two games since being diagnosed withneck and throat cancer last month. He is undergoing a rigorous six-weektreatment program of radiation and chemotherapy.
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His assistant, Adrian Dantley, will coach the team when the Nuggets play inNew Orleans on Friday night, Memphis on Saturday and Houston on Monday.
In a statement, Karl said he hopes he’ll be ready to rejoin the team whenthe Nuggets return home next week.