Miami Heat assistant coach Keith Smart was reunited with the team Friday night for the first time since completing 30 radiation treatments for a rare form of skin cancer.
Just hours before Miami's Nov. 3 home game against the Atlanta Hawks, Smart was diagnosed with a slow-growing cancer called Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans. The former NBA head coach underwent a 15-hour surgery on Dec. 14 for the skin cancer that resided on his left cheek and also had a skin graft from his leg. DFSP
In order to drop his chances of the cancer returning to 1 in 500, Smart took part in 30 radiation treatments in San Francisco that began on Feb.