Former L.A. Lakers coach, Phil Jackson diagnosed with prostate cancer

Former NBA coach, Phil Jackson diagnosed with prostate cancer

The Sports Xchange reports via Yahoo! Sports that the iconic NBA mentor disclosed his condition to the Lakers in the middle of a 2011 second-round playoff series against the Dallas Mavericks.

According to the report, the Los Angeles Lakers were in the middle of a 2011 second-round playoff series against the Dallas Mavericks when former coach Phil Jackson decided to tell the team that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer two months earlier.

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