{"id":159845,"date":"2021-11-14T06:00:59","date_gmt":"2021-11-14T07:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=159845"},"modified":"2021-11-14T12:59:46","modified_gmt":"2021-11-14T12:59:46","slug":"nba-coach-steps-aside-after-cancer-diagnosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=159845","title":{"rendered":"NBA coach steps aside after cancer diagnosis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An assistant coach in the NBA has taken time away from the game after learning he has cancer.<\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia 76ers assistant Dave Joerger made the announcement on Sunday (AEDT).<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I will be stepping away from the bench, effective immediately, as I was recently diagnosed with a treatable form of cancer,&quot; Joerger said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/afl\/liam-jones-retires-carlton-blues-anti-vaccination-covid-rules\/8e69a1f3-5f74-4243-a04c-bc507d4e16d2\" target=\"\" title=\"Anti-vax AFL star forfeits half a million in shock retirement\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Anti-vax AFL star forfeits half a million in shock retirement<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&quot;I will take this time to focus on my health and I look forward to rejoining the team once I&#x27;ve completed the treatment process.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Joerger will undergo radiation and chemotherapy for a form of head and neck cancer.<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"e54bfb47-c864-48b6-b932-9645ef549c46\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/e54bfb47-c864-48b6-b932-9645ef549c46\" alt=\"76ers assistant coach Dave Joerger.\" data-width=\"574\" data-height=\"424\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He was previously head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies and the Sacramento Kings, before arriving at the 76ers.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Dave is not only one of the most talented and respected coaches in the NBA, but he&#x27;s a great friend, colleague, husband and father,&quot; 76ers coach Doc Rivers said.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;The same positivity, enthusiasm and grit that have made him a successful coach will also carry him through his fight against cancer.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/login.nine.com.au\/login?client_id=wwos&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwwos.nine.com.au&amp;newsletter=true\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by clicking here!\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by clicking here!<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>An assistant coach in the NBA has taken time away from the game after learning he has cancer. Philadelphia 76ers assistant Dave Joerger made the <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=159845\" title=\"NBA coach steps aside after cancer diagnosis\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159845"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=159845"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159845\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":159847,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159845\/revisions\/159847"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=159845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=159845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=159845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}