Legendary Seattle Coach Lenny Wilkens Passes Away at 88—Uncover the Legacy That Changed Basketball Forever
Lenny Wilkens, the nine-time All-Star player and member of the league’s 75th Anniversary team, who became a Seattle legend coaching the Super Sonics to the title in 1979, and coached USA men’s basketball to gold in 1996, has died at age 88.
Wilkens died surrounded by loved ones, according to the Associated Press. The family did not release a cause of death.
“Lenny Wilkens represented the very best of the NBA – as a Hall of Fame player, Hall of Fame coach, and one of the game’s most respected ambassadors,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement. “So much so that, four years ago, Lenny received the unique distinction of being named one of the league’s 75 greatest players and 15 greatest coaches of all time.



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