(Reuters) - Minnesota Timberwolves head coach and president Flip Saunders will take a leave of absence from the NBA club while he remains in hospital from complications related to his cancer treatments, the team said on Friday.
The 60-year-old Saunders, who announced last month that he is being treated for Hodgkin's lymphoma, was admitted to a local area hospital where he remains while undergoing further testing and treatment.
"First and foremost, my immediate concern is for the Saunders family and the health of Flip," Timberwolves majority owner Glen Taylor said in a statement.
"Our priority right now is for him to regain his strength so that he can be 100 percent when he returns to his Timberwolves duties.