Hall of Fame coach, 5-time NBA champion Don Nelson dies at 86

Once the NBA's all-time leader for regular-season coaching victories, Don Nelson mentored a bevy of iconic players, including Stephen Curry, Dirk Nowitzki, Steve Nash, and the trio of Chris Mullin, Tim Hardaway, and Mitch Richmond

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

Nelson's family announced the passing of the five-time champion ⁠as a player but didn't divulge a manner of death.

The second-winningest coach in NBA history, who was part of five championship teams with the Celtics, died at 86.

One of the winningest coaches in league history, he led the Bucks, the Warriors and the Mavericks. He also had a brief stint with the Knicks.

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

Don Nelson was one of two coaches in NBA history to have at least 250 wins with three different franchises — Milwaukee, Dallas and Golden State.

Don Nelson, who won five titles as a player and later became the second-winningest coach in NBA history, died Sunday at 86.

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

Don Nelson, the Hall of Fame NBA head coach who won five NBA championships as a player with the Celtics, died Sunday.

Nelson's 1,335 regular-season wins are second all-time in NBA history, behind only Gregg Popovich.

Nelson ranks second all-time in wins among NBA coaches and is one of three coaches to win 1,300 games.

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