George Karl Basketball News & Bio

Name: George Karl Hometown: Penn Hills, PA High School: Penn Hills Born: May 12, 1951 (75) Height/Weight: 6-3, 190 Position: Guard Notes: Basketball First Team All-ACC (1973); NBA Head Coach Related: Bill B. Chambers | Mickey Bell | Ray Hite | Charles Waddell

The inspiring story of George Karl
The NBA's Summer League kicked off Thursday with a fundraising dinner for St. Jude's Research Hospital in Memphis, honoring George Karl, making his return to...
Tue Jul 13, 2010

Nuggets coach Karl sounds more like old self, cracks jokes following workout
Duke center Brian Zoubek worked out for the Nuggets on Monday, after which he talked with the media amid heckling by a fervent North Carolina...
Tue Jun 22, 2010

More Signs Of Improvement For Nuggets Coach Karl
Nuggets coach George Karl continues to show improvement as he recovers from throat cancer and its complications. Kim Van Deraa, Karl's life partner and...
Fri Jun 18, 2010

George Karl battling cancer as he did foes at UNC
Long before he was one of the NBA's most recognizable and successful coaches, George Karl was the "Kamikaze Kid." Karl didn't just play basketball at...
Thu May 27, 2010

George Karl: 'I'll be excited to be back'
After surviving throat and neck cancer this spring — and a blood clot scare in recent weeks — George Karl is feeling better and plans...
Fri May 14, 2010

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