Don Nelson, the second-winningest coach in NBA history and a five-time champion as a player with the Boston Celtics, died on Sunday at age 86. He coached the Milwaukee Bucks, Dallas Mavericks and Golden State Warriors, becoming one of two coaches to win at least 250 games with three franchises, and helped develop stars Steph Curry and Dirk Nowitzki.
Nelson had second-most coaching wins in NBA history Won five titles with Boston Celtics in 1960s and 70s Helped develop stars Steph Curry and Dirk Nowitzki Don Nelson, the second-winningest coach in NBA history who won five championships as a player with the Boston Celtics, died on Sunday. He was 86. “On Sunday morning our beloved husband, dad, grandfather and great-grandfather Don Nelson peacefully went to be wit…
Nelson had second-most coaching wins in NBA history Won five titles with Boston Celtics in 1960s and 70s Helped develop stars Steph Curry and Dirk Nowitzki Don Nelson, the second-winningest coach in NBA history who won five championships as a player with the Boston Celtics, died on Sunday. He was 86. “On Sunday morning our beloved husband, dad, grandfather and great-grandfather Don Nelson peacefully went to be wit…
NPR – World Flash floods along the Nepal-Tibet border have killed at least 543 people—538 in Nepal and five in Tibet—with more than 1,500 still missing, according to the latest reports. The floods, triggered by a massive glacial collapse in the Himalayas on Wednesday, swept away roads, bridges and villages. Rescue operations resumed but were halted in Tibet after a newly formed barrier lake raised fears of a second flood.
NYTimes – US President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario as "Lake America." The move came amid an escalating U.S.-Canada trade dispute, with Trump criticizing Canada for treating the U.S. badly and trade talks between the nations having collapsed the previous week.
NYTimes – US Jurors began deliberations in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, a former labor and delivery nurse accused of killing her three children in January 2023. Clancy has pleaded not guilty to three counts of first-degree murder. Her defense argues postpartum psychosis made her not criminally responsible, while prosecutors accused her of "extreme atrocity and cruelty."
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