Goodbyes were never meant to be easy, especially when it’s someone who shaped the very soul of the game you love. That’s exactly what the NBA world is feeling right now. Lenny Wilkens , the legendary figure whose name became synonymous with coaching excellence, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday at the age of 88. A league champion and three-time Hall of Fame inductee, Wilkens was the mastermind who turned basketball into poetry. The NBA community now stands by his family, united in grief and gratitude for the legacy he leaves behind.

Warriors head coach Steve Kerr hadn’t heard the news until reporters told him and the moment it sank in, a memory came rushing back. “ Just one flashed into my head where he joined the scrimmage where we had a bunch of guys injured, ” Kerr rec

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