Yahoo Sports reports: Rick Adelman, a Basketball Hall of Fame inductee who played for seven NBA seasons before becoming one of the game's all-time winningest coaches, has died, the National Basketball Coaches Association announced Monday. Adelman, the father of Denver Nuggets coach David Adelman, was 79. Rick Adelman won 1,042 games as an NBA coach, 10th-most in league history.
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Hall of Famer Rick Adelman, who won more than 1,000 games and took 2 teams to NBA Finals, dies at 79
Rick Adelman, a Basketball Hall of Fame inductee who played for seven NBA seasons before becoming one of the game's all-time winningest coaches, has died, the National Basketball Coaches Association announced Monday. Adelman, the father of Denver Nuggets coach David Adelman, was 79. Rick Adelman won 1,042 games as an NBA coach, 10th-most in league history.
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