Before he joined the Philadelphia 76ers, Raul Neto was playing point guard for the Utah Jazz and he got to be around one of the more legendary coaches in NBA history in Jerry Sloan.
On Friday morning, the Jazz organization announced that Sloan had passed away due to Parkinson’s Disease at the age of 78. Sloan was one of the most innovative basketball minds ever and he had a lot of love and passion for the game of basketball.
Neto never had a chance to play for Sloan as he entered the league in 2015 and Sloan was done coaching in 2011, but Neto still had his experiences with the coach. He went to Instagram to tell a story of Sloan sitting down with him in the Summer League and talk about basketball constantly.
The loss of an NBA legend is never easy and on top of that, he was an even better person. We have his family in our thoughts during this time. [lawrence-related id=31389,31376,31372]