The Warriors are set to honor late NBA coach Don Nelson this season by wearing a band across the shoulder of their uniforms that reads “NELLIE.”
Golden State announced the new patch Wednesday for Nelson, who died Aug. 9.
Nelson had two coaching stints with the Warriors (1988-1995 and 2006-2010) and had 422 regular-season victories with the franchise.
During his Golden State tenure, the Warriors reached the playoffs six times and made it to the Western Conference finals three times.
Prior to coaching Golden State, Nelson had a successful tenure with the Bucks, leading Milwaukee to a 540-344 record from November 1976 to May 1987.
In 2010, Nelson…
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