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Hall of Famer Lenny Wilkens, former Cleveland Cavaliers coach and godfather of Seattle basketball, dies at 88
- On Sunday, Wilkens' family announced the death of Lenny Wilkens, a three-time Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, saying he was surrounded by loved ones and no cause was immediately released.
- Wilkens' ties to Seattle run deep: he coached the Seattle SuperSonics to the 1979 NBA title, had a statue installed outside Climate Pledge Arena in June, and lived in the Seattle area after 2005.
- Wilkens coached 2,487 NBA games, the most in league history, and retired with 1,335 wins, later surpassed by Don Nelson and Gregg Popovich.
- NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Wilkens represented the very best of the NBA, and the Cleveland Cavaliers called him a true Cleveland sports icon who will forever be part of their history.
- His influence extended beyond the court as he was inducted into the Hall of Fame three times and was named one of the league's 75 greatest players and 15 greatest coaches four years ago, and he ran a foundation benefiting the Odessa Brown Children's Clinic.
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Former Cavaliers guard Steve Kerr said it best: ‘Lenny Wilkens was an incredible man’
Lenny Wilkens was gentle and fierce, graceful and competitive, soft-spoken and direct all at the same time. He was also arguably the best coach in the 55-year history of the Cavaliers. Wilkens passed away on Nov. 9. He was 88 years old. He and his now-widow Marilyn married in 1962. They were husband and wife until Lenny’s death, which gives a glimpse into the type person he was. “Lenny Wilkens represented the very best of the NBA — as a Hall of …
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