Hall of Famer Jones battling cancer

Wed, 10 Oct 2001 | Source: REUTERS

BOSTON: KC Jones, a Hall of Famer and a member of eight championship teams with the Boston Celtics, has prostate cancer but says his prospects for a full recovery are excellent.

"I got it, but they caught it early enough. I'm just checking with the doctors right now to get their opinions, and then we'll go from there," the 69-year-old was quoted as saying in Sunday's Boston Herald.

Jones, who lives in Connecticut, said the cancer was detected after a routine check-up.

Enshrined into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1989, Jones won six NBA titles as a player with the Celtics and two more as coach in 1984 and 1986. From 1983-1988, he posted an astounding 308-102 record as Celtics coach. -- Reuters

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