AP source: Wolves' Saunders steps aside for cancer treatment (Yahoo Sports)

[ASFN Admin]

You must be registered for see images

Sam Mitchell will replace Flip Saunders as coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves while Saunders continues treatment for cancer, a person with knowledge of the situation told Associated Press on Thursday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because official word had not yet come from the Wolves. When he announced his condition in August, he said his doctors called his prognosis ''very treatable and curable.'' Saunders, who is also the team's president of basketball operations and part owner of the franchise, hoped then to be ready to resume his responsibilities when training camp cranked up in October.




More...