Tuesday, July 14, 2009 | 8:07 a.m.
Former UNLV Runnin' Rebels coach Jerry Tarkanian takes in a boxing match at The Orleans on May 22.
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Spinal surgery has been delayed for former UNLV basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian.
Danny Tarkanian said his father’s blood is too thin for an operation,. Doctors will monitor Jerry Tarkanian over the next few days.
Tarkanian, 78, had been scheduled for a 90-minute procedure, to remove a bone spur that is pressing his spinal cord, this morning at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, Calif.
Last week, he broke two ribs in a Jacuzzi and broke a shoulder in separate falls at his summer home in Pacific Beach, near San Diego.
Tarkanian has been dealing with pain, especially when he walks, for several years, and Danny Tarkanian said his father is relieved that the operation could allow him to walk without irritation.
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