Lenny Wilkins, an NBA Hall of Famer as a player and coach, died Sunday at the age of 88, according to the NBA.
It was Wilkins One of the most dominant players of the 1960sHe was an eight-time All-Star and an NBA champion as coach of the Seattle SuperSonics in 1979.
Holds the record for games played as an NBA coach (2,487)He won an Olympic gold medal as coach of the US team at the 1996 Olympics and also served as an assistant on Team North America at the Barcelona ’92 Olympic Games.
“Lenny Wilkins represents the best of the NBA, as a Hall of Famer as a player, as a coach, and as one of the sport’s most respected ambassadors,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said.
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