Don Nelson was just fun to be around.
He was more than that as a basketball lifer: Five-time champion as a player with the Boston Celtics, three-time Coach of the Year, an innovator on offense and a Hall of Famer. But also, people just liked being around Nelson, listening to him.
On the news of his death Sunday, the tributes poured in from former players, fellow coaches and the NBA family.
“One of the big reasons I was drafted by the Warriors was because of Don Nelson,” Stephen Curry said in a statement. “The story is he never liked rookies, but from Day 1 he challenged me and gave me an opportunity to be my best self on the court. He taught me…
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