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How do you give a statue to Jerry Sloan who might not want a statue?

They myth, the man, the legend. Jerry Sloan is Utah Jazz basketball. His brand of toughness forever shaped the franchise. As Jerry Sloan’s health continues to deteriorate due to a battle with Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia, many fans are clamoring to honor the great Coach. But how does one honor a man that doesn’t like to be celebrated. As fierce of a competitor Jerry Sloan is, he doesn’t enjoy the limelight. He just wants the satisfaction of a battle well fought. In today’s episode, the Utah Jazz Podcast crew discuss how do you memorialize a figure who’s last wish may very well be not to memorialize him?