Players and teams around the NBA react to the passing of Flip Saunders

Players and teams around the NBA shared their condolences to the Saunders family on Sunday.

Flip Saunders, who was the Minnesota Timberwolves president of basketball operations and head coach, passed away Sunday. He was 60.

In August, the Timberwolvesannounced Saunders had been diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. In September, he was admitted to the hospital after experiencing complications from chemotherapy treatment. The Minneapolis Star-Tribunereported earlier this month Saunders’s health had taken a downturn.

Saunders began a second coaching stint with the Timberwolves in June 2014, one year after becoming president of basketball operations. Saunders originally coached Minnesota from ’95–05.

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Players and teams around the NBA shared their condolences to the Saunders family.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver released the following statement regarding the passing of Flip Saunders pic.twitter.com/qsh5usiYmw

— NBA (@NBA) October 25, 2015

Statement from Timberwolves Owner Glen Taylor on the passing of Phil "Flip" Saunders: https://t.co/DoQrREtGSI pic.twitter.com/su2eN7xBgd

— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) October 25, 2015

My condolences to the Saunders and @Timberwolves family! Lost a great person in our fraternity way to early. So sad #RIPFlip

— LeBron James (@KingJames) October 25, 2015

#https://instagram.com/p/9RVaduiaMx/

We have all been blessed by your wonderful life, Coach Flip. You will be deeply missed. Rest in peace.

— shabazzmuhammad.eth (@ShabazzMuhammad) October 25, 2015

Honored 2 have played for a brief time for Coach Flip. Learned a lot in a short time. So much passion 4 his players. pic.twitter.com/m0eIo2YCfh

— THAD YOUNG (@yungsmoove21) October 25, 2015

RIP @Flip_Saunders, hard to comprehend

— Daryl Morey 🗽🏀 (@dmorey) October 25, 2015

RIP Flip. We lost an incredible man, thankful for everything he's done for me. Prayers to the Saunders family and @Timberwolves. @NBA

— Corey Brewer (@TheCoreyBrewer) October 25, 2015

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