Basketball took a backseat for the Miami Heat on Monday night, when Ethan J. Skolnick of the Miami Herald reported assistant coach Keith Smart will take another leave of absence for skin-cancer treatment.
According to Skolnick, “Smart will be away from the Heat for an indefinite period” as he receives treatment for cancer that was “discovered earlier this season.”
Michael Wallace of ESPN.com reported in mid-December that Smart underwent successful surgery at the University of Miami Hospital and expected to return to basketball activities in two to three weeks.