DUBAI: Hall of Fame coach Don Nelson, one of basketball’s great innovators whose ideas helped shape the modern NBA, has died at the age of 86. Nelson died peacefully on Sunday surrounded by family, bringing to a close a remarkable life in basketball that stretched across more than six decades as a player, coach and executive. Across 31 seasons as an NBA head coach between 1976 and 2010, “Nellie” recorded 1,335 regular-season victories with the Milwaukee Bucks, Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks and Dallas Mavericks.

Former NBA coach Don Nelson has died. He was 86. Nelson is the second-winningest coach in NBA history, although he never won a championship.

NBA Hall of Fame coach and five time champion Don Nelson has died at 86, leaving behind a legacy of innovation.