Inside the Remarkable Legacy and Untold Stories of NBA Legend Lenny Wilkens, Who Passed Away at 88

Inside the Remarkable Legacy and Untold Stories of NBA Legend Lenny Wilkens, Who Passed Away at 88
“[King] believed in inclusion,” Wilkens told the crowd at a lecture series honoring MLK in 2018. “He wanted everyone to be included, and he wanted us to be the country that we are capable of being — the greatest on Earth. I think Dr. King would tell us, ‘Hey, the dream hasn’t been fulfilled.’ It’s better, because I’ve been all around the world and we are fortunate to have the country that we have. But it can still get better.”

The Hawks traded a 30-year-old Wilkens to Seattle, where he was named player-coach in his second season and earned 1971 All-Star Game MVP honors in three appearances over four years on the Sonics.

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