Sign me up! Golden State Warriors head coach Don Nelson hugs Stephen Curry, (30), as they celebrate their win over the Detroit Pistons on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010 at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif.

Saying Don Nelson was ahead of his time is an understatement. "Nellie" introduced small-ball offense, a widely used concept in basketball that favors skilled players over traditional positions.

Legendary NBA coach Don Nelson has mostly stayed out of the spotlight since his retirement from basketball. By his own accounts, he leads a pretty quiet life these days on his farm in Maui where ...

Don Nelson, who spent more than 30 seasons as a head coach with the Milwaukee Bucks, Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks and Dallas Mavericks, revealed in an episode of HBO’s “Real Sports ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — 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.

Why is Don Nelson in the Hall of Fame if he never even coached a team to the NBA Finals? But there’s a reason it took this long for him to get in: he never won a title as a coach. In fact, he ...

I don't like to go have surgery done, but it's just a decision. You have to make a decision." Players were shocked by the news, but said they would fully support Nelson during the recovery time.

Don Nelson, who drafted him, is incredulous in the “time flies” manner of a father talking about a son. “That is unbelievably scary,” said Nelson, speaking Wednesday on KNBR’s Tolbert ...

Don Nelson says his goodbye on air along with (left to right) Melanie Lawson, Casey Curry and Gina Gaston during his last day on air before his retirement from ABC-13 KTRK, in Houston, Texas on ...

Don Nelson spent nearly five decades in the NBA. As a player, Nelson won five championships in 11 seasons with the Celtics in the 1960s and 1970s and had his number retired to the rafters of the ...

Golden State Warriors coach Don Nelson and Goldie, his dog with two different colored eyes, were standing in the street.Nelson lives in a development of big new homes behind a metal gate. A man ...

Don Nelson gets a hug from Gina Gaston during his last day on air before his retirement from ABC-13 KTRK, in Houston, Texas on Friday, February 27, 2015. Nelson has been a longtime news ...