Hall of Famer Jerry Sloan, the third-winningest coach in NBA history, has Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementia, he revealed Wednesday to the the Salt Lake Tribune.
Sloan, who still lives in Utah with his wife Tammy, said he was diagnosed last fall but was going public now because his symptoms -- including tremors and a hushed voice -- have become more noticeable.
"I don't want people feeling sorry for me," Sloan, 74, told the Tribune, adding that he still walks four miles a day.
Parkinson's, the same disease that has afflicted boxing great Muhammad Ali and actor Michael J.