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Former FAU basketball head coach Sidney Green progresses in stroke recovery

University Press | May 25, 2022

Related Topics: Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball, Sidney Green, Taurean Green, University of North Florida, Chicago Bulls, National Basketball Association, Draymond Green

Green suffered a stroke in 2017, which caused right-sided hemiplegia — paralysis on the right side of his body excluding his face — and left him speech-impaired.

By getting in and out of his wheelchair multiple times, maintaining his balance while standing on his right leg, lifting 10-pound weights with his right arm, and constant stretching alongside other workouts, Sidney Green can now stand on his own power more frequently.

Sidney Green accomplished many things in his life. He achieved what many basketball players dreamed of doing: getting drafted into the National Basketball Association in 1983.

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