Q&A: Larry Brown, 2021 winner of Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award

Posted Jul 9, 2021
On Thursday, the National Basketball Coaches Association announced Larry Brown, the only coach to win an NBA and NCAA championship, as the recipient of the 2021 Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award for his outstanding contributions to basketball throughout his coaching career, which began in 1965 as an assistant to Dean Smith at UNC. (NBA.com)

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