Hall of Fame NBA coach Rick Adelman dies at 79 after 1,042 career wins
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The Associated Press
A respectable bake. You'd come back tomorrow for another.
Summary
Rick Adelman, Hall of Fame NBA coach who won 1,042 games (10th-most in league history) and led the Portland Trail Blazers and Sacramento Kings to the NBA Finals, has died at age 79. Adelman played seven NBA seasons before becoming one of the winningest coaches in league history. He was the father of current Denver Nuggets coach David Adelman. The cause of death was not immediately announced.
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· 2 pulledThe Denver Nuggets were extremely saddened to learn of the passing of Hall of Fame Head Coach Rick Adelman.
Our thoughts are with head coach David Adelman, the entire Adelman family and the...
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