Five-time NBA champion, coaching legend Don Nelson dies at 86

NBA legend Don Nelson, a five-time champion player and second all-time winningest coach, has died at 86. Learn about his impactful career.

Aug 9 : Hall of Famer Don Nelson, who won five NBA titles as a player and was a three-time Coach of the Year, has died at 86, his family said on Sunday.Nelson ranks second in NBA history with 1,335 regular-season coaching wins, behind Gregg Popovich, after a 31-year coaching career with the Milwaukee Bucks, Golden Stat

His family announced the passing of the five-time champion as a player on Sunday

Nelson, Hall of Fame coach and five-time NBA champion as a player, dies at 86  Reuters

Nelson had second-most coaching wins in NBA history Won five titles with Boston Celtics in 1960s and 70s Helped develop stars Steph Curry and Dirk Nowitzki Don Nelson, the second-winningest coach in NBA history who won five championships as a player with the Boston Celtics, died on Sunday. He was 86. Nelson’s death

The inventor of Nellie Ball is the second-winningest regular-season coach in NBA history

Don Nelson Cause of Death: NBA mourns as five-time champion and Hall of Fame coach dies at 86  MARCA