It’s no secret that Duke Basketball has not lived up to expectations and struggled lately in ACC play. However, in an article for the Player’s Tribune interim head coach Jeff Capel recently revealed that he has been struggling with some serious off-court issues after learning his father was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
ALS or Lou Gehrig’s Disease is a sickness that progressively destroys nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord in the human body. The cause grew in popularity from the Ice Bucket Challenge to raise awareness, which Capel and Coach K both participated in, but currently there is still no cure.