La familia de la NBA y las reacciones tras el fallecimiento de Jerry Sloan, legendario entrenador de Utah Jazz

Utah Jazz anunció este viernes el fallecimiento de Jerry Sloan, legendario entrenador miembro del Salón de la Fama, a los 78 años, producto de complicaciones con su Enfermedad de Parkinson y demencia de Cuerpos de Lewy.

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Sloan disputó 11 temporadas NBA como jugador, con dos selecciones All-Star y seis menciones All-Defensive (cuatro de primer equipo y dos de segundo). Luego fue entrenador de Chicago Bulls durante tres campañas, y otras 23 en Utah Jazz, donde se transformó en una leyenda.

Según Basketball-Reference, los únicos entrenadores con más victorias que Sloan en fase regular en la historia de la NBA son Gregg Popovich, Lenny Wilkens y Don Nelson.

En cuanto se conoció la noticia de su muerte, la familia NBA usó las redes sociales para compartir sus condolencias.

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Very sad to hear about the passing of Coach Sloan this am. I’m praying for Tammy and their family during this time. 🙏🏽 I know things didn’t end well between us in Utah, however I’m glad that i got the chance to sit down with him before it was too late. Definitely something that would have haunted me for the rest of my life. Blessed that i got to play for him and learn so much from him during my 5 1/2 years in Utah. You knew he always had your back when you stepped out on that court. #ripcoachsloan #legend

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Completely heart broken this morning... Praying for Tammy and the family... Coach Allowed Me To Flourish And Take My Game To Another Level... As Ferocious As He Was On The Court & Sidelines, Off The Court He Was Thoughtful And Kind... Was So Amazing To My Family.. My Years In Utah Were Special Not Just Because Of My Teammates Or Larry Miller (our owner) But Large In Part To Coach Sloan Making It A Family First Environment!!! I Know You’re In A Better Place, But We Miss You!!! Rest Easy Coach... #HOLDAT 🙏🏽 📷: @melissamajch

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RIP Coach Sloan! ❤️ Legend!! https://t.co/hKeAReoqLV

— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) May 22, 2020

Rest In Peace Jerry Sloan 🙏🏽 @utahjazz https://t.co/v3jpTPaktC

— Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) May 22, 2020

🙏🏿🙏🏿 https://t.co/k0yYcmkBtQ

— Mike Conley (@MCONLEY10) May 22, 2020

Thank you for the opportunities, thank you for the lessons, thank you for help mold me into a great basketball player and man. I will always bring my “lunch pail” to work! RIP Coach Sloan 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/GPICXmG7N6

— Paul Millsap (@Paulmillsap4) May 22, 2020

RIP Jerry Sloan:( one of THE greatest of all time ✅🙏🏼

— Marcin Gortat🇵🇱 (@MGortat) May 22, 2020

RIP Coach Sloan 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 https://t.co/U0Uz9WDsDK

— Derrick Favors (@dfavors14) May 22, 2020

RIP Coach.. You don’t think of the Jazz without thinking of Coach Sloan, Thankyou. https://t.co/89I7uUeZqy

— Joe Ingles (@Joeingles7) May 22, 2020

R.I.P https://t.co/4ovUD5K2rX

— Quincy Pondexter (@QuincyPondexter) May 22, 2020

Rip Jerry Sloan 🙏🏾🙏🏾

— Rudy Gay (@RudyGay) May 22, 2020

R.I.P. Jerry Sloan

— Evan Turner (@thekidet) May 22, 2020

Sad day man.. Rest easy legend .. Thank you for everything.. you changed my life for the better.. https://t.co/HUdxD60zgt

— C.J. Miles (@masfresco) May 22, 2020

The NBA Family lost an All-Time Great today. RIP to the Great Jerry Sloan. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾😢

— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) May 22, 2020

We join the entire NBA in mourning the passing of Jerry Sloan.

We're honored that he started his Hall of Fame career as a player and coach with the Baltimore Bullets in 1965. Our condolences to his family and friends during this time. pic.twitter.com/0bYCEfJwtJ

— Washington Wizards (@WashWizards) May 22, 2020

“The Original Bull.”

Rest in peace, Jerry Sloan ❤️

— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) May 22, 2020

Our thoughts are with the Sloan family and Jazz organization following the news of the passing of Jerry Sloan 💜 pic.twitter.com/RdhtdwDDMv

— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) May 22, 2020

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