Sports
Pro basketball: Hawks’ leader calls 1,000th victory ‘just incredible’ after defeating Cavaliers, 74-68.
March 2, 1996
Lenny Wilkens, reportedly close to agreeing to terms with the Clippers, will be named coach of the Atlanta Hawks today, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
June 1, 1993
Lenny Wilkens, who accomplished more than he thought was possible in his first season with the Atlanta Hawks, was named NBA coach of the year.
May 27, 1994
Former NBA guard Lenny Wilkens gave up his position as general manager of the Seattle SuperSonics, whom he had formerly coached, and accepted the head coaching job with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
July 10, 1986
Who’s now officially the best coach nobody ever heard of?
Jan. 7, 1995
Coach Lenny Wilkens of the Cleveland Cavaliers has been hospitalized in Seattle because of blood clots in the lung area, his wife said.
Sept. 17, 1992
Lenny Wilkens, who has personified grace and class and dignity during a 22-year stroll along the sidelines of professional basketball, became his sport’s biggest winner Friday night as the Atlanta Hawks handed him his 939th career coaching victory.
Clippers
The Clippers were denied permission to discuss their vacant coaching job with Cleveland Cavalier Coach Lenny Wilkens.
May 11, 1990
The Cleveland Cavaliers extended the contract of Coach Lenny Wilkens for two years, through the 1990-91 season.
July 29, 1988
Lenny Wilkens, the only person to be named to the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player and coach, is a candidate for the vacant coaching position with the Toronto Raptors.
June 17, 2000