Lenny Wilkens was many things: a Seattle sports icon, humanitarian, Hall of Famer player, coach and Olympian. He died Sunday, at the age of 88.
Wilkens was a nine-time NBA All-Star and played 15 seasons. After retiring as a player in 1975, he focused on coaching.
He returned to Seattle and led the SuperSonics to the 1979 NBA championship — the franchise’s only title. For more than 50 years, Wilkens was an ambassador for basketball in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.
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