Don Nelson, second-winningest coach in NBA history, dies at 86
Posted Aug 9, 2026
Don Nelson, the second-winningest coach in NBA history, a five-time NBA champion as a player, and a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, has died. He was 86. "On Sunday morning our beloved husband, dad, grandfather, and great-grandfather Don Nelson peacefully went to be with the Lord, surrounded by his loving family," Nelson's family said.
(ESPN)
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