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Also Known As Leonard Randolph Wilkens
Born October 28, 1937 • New York City • New York
Died November 9, 2025 (aged 88) • Washington
Awards And Honors Basketball Hall of Fame (1998) • Basketball Hall of Fame (1989)
Bill Russell
Bill Russell
American basketball player
Larry Brown
Larry Brown
American basketball player and coach
Jason Kidd
Jason Kidd
American basketball player and coach
Pitino, Rick
Rick Pitino
American basketball coach
Phil Jackson
Phil Jackson
American basketball player and coach
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Don Nelson
American basketball player and coach
Riley, Pat
Pat Riley
American basketball player, coach, and executive
Thomas, Isiah
Isiah Thomas
American basketball player
Patrick Ewing
Patrick Ewing
American basketball player
“Mr. Cool”
Walt Frazier
American basketball player
Willis Reed
Willis Reed
American basketball player and coach
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Dave DeBusschere
American basketball player
Doc Rivers
Doc Rivers
American basketball player and coach
Derrick Rose
Derrick Rose
American basketball player
Steve Kerr
Steve Kerr
American basketball player and coach
Carmelo Anthony and Kobe Bryant
Carmelo Anthony
American basketball player
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Joe Lapchick
American basketball player and coach
Spencer Haywood
Spencer Haywood
American basketball player
A Hall of Fame coach
John Calipari
American basketball coach
Gregg Popovich
Gregg Popovich
American basketball coach

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