"Wilkens was one of the finest point guards of his era who later brought his calm and savvy style to the sideline, first as a player-coach and then evolving into one of the game's great coaches. He coached 2,487 games in the NBA, which is still a record. He became a Hall of Famer as a player, as a coach and again as part of the famous 1992 US Olympic team on which he was an assistant. Wilkens coached the Americans to gold at the Atlanta Games as well, in 1996."
"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 Sunday. 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. Wilkens was a nine-time All-Star as a player, the first person to reach 1,000 wins as an NBA coach and the second person inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a player and coach."
Lenny Wilkens died at age 88, surrounded by loved ones; his family did not immediately release a cause of death. He was a three-time Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, honored as a player, a coach, and as part of the 1992 U.S. Olympic team. Wilkens coached 2,487 NBA games, still the league record, and was the first coach to reach 1,000 wins. He was a nine-time All-Star, led the Seattle SuperSonics to the 1979 NBA title, served as an assistant on the 1992 Olympic Dream Team, and helped the U.S. win Olympic gold in 1996.
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