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Southwest Grounds About 80 Planes After Scare

PHOENIX - Flight attendants had just begun to take drink orders when the explosion rocked the cabin. Aboard Southwest Flight 812, Shawna Malvini Redden covered her ears, then felt a brisk wind rush by. Oxygen masks fell, the cabin lost pressure, and Redden, now suddenly lightheaded, fumbled to maneuver the mask in...

George Karl One Away From 1000th Win

DENVER -- There was a time many thought George Karl wouldn't even make it to three wins. The first NBA team Karl ever headed, the 1984-85 Cleveland Cavaliers, started 2-19. The death watch already had started on the NBA coaching career of Karl, then 33. "Everybody had me fired,'' Karl said. "And we made the...

Lenny Wilkens Wants to Bring NBA Franchise Back to Seattle

Lenny Wilkens might be 73, but he knows nothing about the word retirement. The Hall of Famer as both a player and a coach isn't slowing down these days. He just got back from Guangzhou, China, after serving as a consultant during South Korea's run to an Asian Games silver medal. And he's working on trying to bring the NBA...

Warriors' Golden Start Fuels Early Optimism

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Joe Lacob sat courtside at Oracle Arena on Friday night, clapping like the rest of the 17,408 in attendance during the home team's raucous rout of the Clippers, while the other team's mascot danced on the logo of the Golden State team he is expected to soon own. It wasn't Clipper Darrell doing the...

Monta Ellis, Stephen Curry Ready for Heavy Minutes Once Again

PHOENIX -- Heavy minutes aren't normally part of the deal for the number one guy on any given team during the preseason. But the Warriors have done things differently for some time now, and even under new head coach Keith Smart, while some things have changed, others will undoubtedly remain the same. Monta Ellis logged...

Don Nelson News From the Web

05/19/12 In the Loop: Don Nelson, Chow's Gymnastics, C.R.... Source: The Des Moines Register - Des Moines IA What do you get a friend for graduation, 50 years after he left campus?
05/14/12 Better late than never Source: ABC - KTVO 3 - Kirksville MO Hall of Fame basketball coach Don Nelson returned to the University of Iowa on Saturday to receive his bachelor's degree in physical education, 50 years after leaving school for the NBA.
05/14/12 Roundup: Don Nelson Finally Got His College Degree,... Source: The Big Lead Has athletes' use of performance enhancing drugs played a role in suicides?
05/13/12 Don Nelson Graduates from Iowa 50 Years Later Source: KMOX 1120 - St. Louis MO IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Fifty years ago, Don Nelson left the University of Iowa eight credits and a student-teaching requirement shy of a degree.
05/13/12 NBA: Los Angeles Lakers subdue Denver Nuggets in Game... Source: The Mercury News - San Jose CA Pau Gasol had 23 points, 17 rebounds and six assists, Metta World Peace scored 15 points in his return from a seven-game suspension, and the host Los Angeles Lakers outlasted the Denver Nuggets for a thrilling 96-87 victory in Game 7 on Saturday night to win their first-round series.

Background on Don Nelson

Donald Arvid "Don" Nelson (born May 15, 1940) is a former NBA player and head coach. He coached the Milwaukee Bucks, the New York Knicks, the Dallas Mavericks, and the Golden State Warriors.

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