Don Nelson, an NBA Hall of Famer, Rock Island graduate and former Iowa Hawkeye, was named this year’s recipient of the Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award. Nelson had been invited to the NBA Finals ...

Don Nelson began coaching in the NBA in the mid-1970s and ended his career in 2010. After he stepped away from coaching, he decided to settle down in Maui. The legendary coach and Hall of Famer is ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Hall of Fame coach Don Nelson was not a fan of the Dallas Mavericks trading Luka Doncic — and chose his footwear for Game 2 of the NBA Finals accordingly. Nelson arrived for the news ...

Nelson, 85, retired in 2010 as the NBA's all-time winningest coach with 1,335 wins. The first 540 of those victories came during his tenure coaching the Bucks. Nelson, a three-time coach of the year, ...

Hall of Famer Don Nelson won 422 games as the Golden State Warriors head coach, helping them to multiple playoff upsets. His old team used a classic Nelson strategy to help it win a playoff game ...

Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Don Nelson speaks during a press conference before Game 2 of the NBA Finals basketball series against the Oklahoma City Thunder Sunday, June 8, 2025, in ...