Auburn Hills, MI (My Sportsbook) - Former Detroit Pistons head coach Chuck Daly has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, family spokesman Matt Dobek announced Friday. Daly guided Detroit to back-to-back championships in 1989 and 1990. He also was the head coach of the 1992 Gold-Medal winning USA Basketball Olympic Team known as the "Dream Team," possibly the greatest collection of basketball talent ever assembled. "Chuck is being treated for the cancer and the family is requesting privacy," Dobek said. "When he was coaching, Chuck was always known as the Prince of Pessimism, right now Chuck Daly is the King of Optimism." Daly was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1994. "Chuck was one of the most accessible sports figures ever, but right now he's asking for privacy," added Dobek. "His family is hopeful that friends, fans and the media will respect those wishes at this time." |
