Donyell Marshall joins with coach Jerry Sloan in complaining to the referees as the Maverick's roll to a 30-point victory over the Jazz in game four of the first round of the playoffs at the Reunion Arena in Dallas Monday, April 30, 2001. Photo by Jason Olson
SALT LAKE CITY — As is always the case with these things, when I heard about Jerry Sloan’s illness, I started remembering him. Not the Sloan I saw Tuesday at the Jazz game, as wife Tammy softly guided him to his seat. Nor the Sloan that Andrei Kirilenko led down the hall with a protective hand, last week.