Don Nelson, an NBA Hall of Famer, Rock Island graduate and former Iowa Hawkeye, was named this year’s recipient of the Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award. Nelson had been invited to the NBA Finals ...

Nelson, 85, retired in 2010 as the NBA's all-time winningest coach with 1,335 wins. The first 540 of those victories came during his tenure coaching the Bucks. Nelson, a three-time coach of the year, ...

Before Game 2 of the 2025 NBA Finals, legendary coach Don Nelson accepted the Chuck Daily Lifetime Achievement Award. The Hall of Fame coach used his platform (and sneakers) to protest the Luka Doncic ...

In 2018, Don Nelson sat down with The New York Times. Nearing 80 years old, he was living in Maui and had been away from the NBA sidelines for almost two decades. Retirement hadn't slowed him down, ...

Hall of Famer Don Nelson won 422 games as the Golden State Warriors head coach, helping them to multiple playoff upsets. His old team used a classic Nelson strategy to help it win a playoff game ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Hall of Fame coach Don Nelson was not a fan of the Dallas Mavericks trading Luka Doncic — and chose his footwear for Game 2 of the NBA Finals accordingly. Nelson arrived for the ...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Don Nelson has been invited to the NBA Finals countless times in recent years, always declining those opportunities. This time, his peers found a way to ensure he couldn’t say no.

When the notification of "Luka Doncic has been traded to the Lakers" popped up on people's phones, NBA fans around the world quickly wondered if the news was real. It seemed hard to believe that the ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Although the NBA Finals are underway and Game 1 was a doozy, many are ...

The United States dominated the international basketball scene in the 1990s. While there were good teams like Croatia and Russia, their play wasn't on the same level as that of France, Serbia and ...

OKLAHOMA CITY - Hall of Fame coach Don Nelson was not a fan of the Dallas Mavericks trading Luka Doncic - and chose his footwear for Game 2 of the NBA Finals accordingly. Nelson arrived for the news ...