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Warriors, Record-Chasing Nelson Visit White House, Lose to Wizards

WASHINGTON -- Put aside those cracks about Don Nelson never having gotten an invitation to the White House for coaching a team to an NBA title. Nelson took his team there Tuesday. Then again, the Golden State Warriors didn't get to meet the president. On the day in which Nelson had his first stab at trying to break the...

Wilkens Offers Congratulations to Nelson for Tying Coaching Wins Record

Lenny Wilkens hadn't heard the news until he got a call from a FanHouse reporter shortly after 9:30 p.m. ET Sunday. Don Nelson had tied his NBA record for coaching wins about an hour earlier. Wilkens, who has been retired since after the 2004-05 season and lives in Seattle, had just flown in to Las Vegas, where he will...

Time Now for Warriors to Retire Nelson

The amazingly-loyal fans of the Golden State Warriors deserve better than this. It's just too painful to watch anymore. Sadly, it's time to pull the plug now on coach Don Nelson. Nelson, 69, is just 11 victories away from becoming the winningest coach in NBA history – he has 1,322 -- but at this rate, the woeful...

Michael Redd Returns, Jennings Can't Buy One in Bucks' Loss

Home Delivery is your morning roundup of last night's action in the NBA from a fantasy perspective. Michael Redd returned to action last night after missing the past nine games. Redd played just 11 minutes, scoring four points on 1-of-3 shooting from the floor and 1-of-6 from the free-throw line. Brandon Jennings wasn't...

Stephen Jackson's Agent Rips Don Nelson to Shreds

Angry agents ripping team execs and coaches isn't a new phenomenon, but Mark Stevens -- the rep for disgruntled Warrior Stephen Jackson -- might have painted a masterpiece in ripping Golden State coach Don Nelson in a discussion with ESPN.com's Chris Broussard. Stevens dredged up just about every demon in Nelson's...

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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.