Jerry Sloan is suffering from Parkinson’s disease plus Lewy body dementia, the former Utah Jazz coach The Salt Lake Tribune on Wednesday.
During an interview at his home in Riverton, Utah, with his wife Tammy at his side, Sloan said he was diagnosed with the illness last fall.
Sloan chose to go public with the news because the Parkinson's symptoms, which include tremors, a hushed voice and sleeplessness, have progressed to the point where people have started to notice.
"I don't want people feeling sorry for me," Sloan told The Salt Lake Tribune.
Parkinson's disease is a progressive disorder of the nervous system that affects movement.