I spent 50 years in the NBA,” he said. “Can you imagine doing something that you love the most in the entire world and doing it for your entire life and, besides that, getting a pile of money for it?” ...

Basketball Hall of Famer Don Nelson has died at 86, his family said in a statement. His legacy will be remembered as a head coach and a player.

Legendary NBA coach Don Nelson, whose innovations built the Milwaukee Bucks into a perennial contender in the 1980s, has died at 86.

Don Nelson, the second-winningest coach in NBA history who won five championships as a player with the Boston Celtics, died Sunday. He was 86. Nelson’s death was announced by th ...

Don Nelson, a three-time NBA Coach of the Year and five-time NBA champion, died Sunday at the age of 86. "On Sunday morning our beloved husband, dad, grandfather and great-grandfather Don Nelson ...

Hall of Famer Don Nelson, three-time NBA Coach of the Year and five times a champion as a player with the Boston Celtics, has ...

Don Nelson, the Milwaukee Bucks' winningest coach in franchise history, has died at 86. Look back at his career. Legendary Milwaukee Bucks head coach and Basketball Hall of Famer Don Nelson died on ...

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.

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

Nelson, who passed away on Aug. 9, 2026, had an iconic NBA coaching career that included a stint with the Mavericks from 1997-2005.

India, Aug. 10 -- Don Nelson, the Hall of Fame coach and five-time NBA champion as a player with the Boston Celtics, has died at the age of 86. Nelson passed away on Sunday, August 9, with his family ...

Basketball Hall of Famer Don Nelson died at the age of 86, his family announced on Sunday. Nelson was a three-time NBA champion as a player with the Boston Celtics before transitioning to coaching and ...