Iconic basketball player and coach Lenny Wilkens formed a special connection with Summit County while he guided the Cavaliers. As coach of the Cavs from 1986-1993, when the team played at the old ...

Lenny Wilkens was gentle and fierce, graceful and competitive, soft-spoken and direct all at the same time. He was also arguably the best coach in the 55-year history of the Cavaliers. Wilkens passed ...

Lenny Wilkens, a three-time inductee into the Basketball Hall of Fame who was enshrined as both a player and a coach, has died, his family said Sunday. He was 88. The family said Wilkens was ...

Lenny Wilkens, the thrice Hall of Famer whose calm intelligence and quiet authority shaped generations of basketball greatness, died Sunday. He was 88. For more than four decades, Wilkens was the ...

A nine-time NBA All-Star, Wilkens coached the Seattle Supersonics to their only NBA Championship in 1979 Alika Jenner/Getty Basketball Hall of Famer Lenny Wilkens has died at the age of 88 A nine-time ...

Lenny Wilkens leaves behind an unmatched legacy among basketball legends. Stephen Brashear / Getty Images Lenny Wilkens, one of the greatest players and coaches in NBA history, died Sunday. Wilkens ...

SEATTLE — The passing of a sports legend is evoking heartfelt memories of the contributions Lenny Wilkens made both in his basketball career and throughout the community he loved. The talented point ...

He coached with calm authority, played with purpose, and lived with humility — a rare trifecta that spanned more than five decades in the NBA. When he passed away Sunday at age 88, basketball didn’t ...