George Karl, coach of the Denver Nuggets, will miss some practices and games after being diagnosed with neck and throat cancer.

Karl will undergo a series of treatments of chemotherapy and radiation.

Together with his doctor Jacques Saari, Karl revealed the diagnosis on Tuesday, in front of his team and the whole Nuggets organization.

“My desire is to do whatever I can to stay with my team throughout the treatment that I have to go through,” he said. “The treatment began today and in general it’s about a six-week treatment of radiation therapy and chemo therapy.

“Basically, my belief is this is a championship team and I want to do anything and everything I can to help them continue in their quest that we all want,” he added.

Karl, who was treated for prostate cancer in 2005, said his assistant Adrian Dantley will take charge of the team during his absence.

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