Credit: Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images via Reuters ConnectLast year, Joseph Bien-Kahn penned the definitive Don Nelson profile for The Believer. pic.twitter.com/lHU5NPWcQZ — David Aldridge (@davidaldridgedc) August 9, 2026One of the first NBA games I ever saw in person, Don Nelson punted a basketball. https://t.co/rvsLAsIAD5 — Pat Forde (@ByPatForde) August 9, 2026I grew up a kid in Dallas, watching Don Nelson stand on the Mavericks sidelines. https://t.co/uPZ5F5NUzM https://t.co/OoY2r6OdEN — Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) August 9, 2026So great of the Giants to hold a minute of silence for Mike Wagaman along with Don Nelson today. — Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) August 9, 2026Stephen Curry’s statement on the passing of Don Nelson: “One of the big reasons I was drafted by the Warriors was because of Don Nelson.