# NBA Hall of Fame coach Don Nelson dies at 86 2026-08-10T06:01:25+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Hall of Fame NBA coach Don Nelson passed away at 86, his family confirmed on Sunday. Nelson won five championships as a player with the Boston Celtics from 1966 to 1976, and later coached the Milwaukee Bucks, Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks and Dallas Mavericks over three decades. He held the record for most NBA coaching wins (1,335) until Gregg Popovich surpassed him in 2022. Luka Doncic and Stephen Curry led tributes. Doncic, whom Nelson famously defended after the Mavericks traded him in 2025, called Nelson a believer in international players and thanked him for their time together. Curry, drafted by the Warriors during Nelson's second tenure in 2009, said Nelson had an 'immeasurable impact on the sport'. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com Tags: Don Nelson, Hall of Fame, Luka Doncic, NBA, Stephen Curry, tributes Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/nba-hall-of-fame-coach-don-nelson-dies-at-86/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/nba-hall-of-fame-coach-don-nelson-dies-at-86/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.