It's a couple days old, but I haven't seen it posted yet. The report says that he's doing better, but he's been in and out of the hospital. Also, the story is really vague, stating an "unspecified ailment". I think that if it weren't that serious, they would be a little more specific. I'm thinking all those cigars might have finally caught up with him... http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2156496 Celtics' Auerbach improves, remains in hospital BOSTON -- Boston Celtics patriarch Red Auerbach was alert and comfortable after being hospitalized earlier this week for an unspecified ailment, a team spokesman said Friday. The 87-year-old coaching great has been in and out of the hospital over the past month for tests and a successful surgical procedure, Celtics spokesman Jeff Twiss said. He was readmitted for an unspecified problem within the last 10 days. "He is talking and in general much more comfortable," Twiss said Friday. "Each day we see improvement." Auerbach, the team's president and former coach, was being treated at an undisclosed hospital in Washington, where he lives. In a statement posted on the Celtics' Web site, his family expressed "their deepest appreciation for the concern pertaining to the health of their father. Red has been under the weather at times recently and he has taken steps with his doctor to return to feeling better." Auerbach, who turns 88 on Sept. 20, has two daughters, Nancy and Randy. Auerbach's wife, Dorothy, died in 2000. Auerbach, who has spent the past 55 seasons with the Celtics, had health problems before his latest hospitalization. In June, he was not feeling well enough to attend the Celtics' annual draft party in Waltham. The next month, he was unable to attend his weeklong summer basketball camp, which has been in operation for more than four decades. This year, it was held at the University of New Hampshire. The Brooklyn, N.Y., native joined the Celtics organization in 1950 when he became the franchise's third head coach. After stepping down as coach in 1966, he served as general manager, president and vice chairman of the board. As coach, he won nine NBA titles with the Celtics, a record later tied by Phil Jackson. Auerbach posted a 938-479 regular-season record, including three seasons with the Washington Capitols and one with the Tri-Cities Hawks before joining the Celtics. He once held the record for most wins as an NBA coach, a mark now held by Lenny Wilkens, and was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1968.
