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Paul Silas, 3-time NBA champion, longtime coach, dies at 79
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Silas — who touched the game as a player, coach and president of the National Basketball Players Association — died, his family announced Sunday. Silas, whose son, Stephen Silas, is coach of the Houston Rockets, was 79. He formerly coached the Clippers, when they were based in San Diego.
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Silas — who touched the game as a player, coach and president of the National Basketball Players Association — died, his family announced Sunday. Silas, whose son, Stephen Silas, is coach of the Houston Rockets, was 79. He formerly coached the Clippers, when they were based in San Diego.
Known for his rebounding, Silas played for two Boston Celtics championship teams, as well as the 1979 champion Seattle SuperSonics, and coached LeBron James in his first two seasons in Cleveland.
Paul Silas — who touched the game as a player, coach and president of the National Basketball Players Association — died, his family announced Sunday. Silas, whose son, Stephen Silas, is coach of the Houston Rockets, was 79.
By Homero De la Fuente, CNN Former NBA All-Star and longtime head coach Paul Silas has died at the of age 79, the league announced Sunday. “We mourn the passing of former NBA All-Star and head coach Paul Silas.
