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Former Golden State Warriors head coach Al Attles is shown during the first half of Game 2 of basketball's NBA Finals between the Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, June 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Warriors Hall of Famer Al Attles, one of NBA’s first Black head coaches, dies at 87

By Janie McCauley - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sunday, June 4, 2017 file photo, former Golden State Warriors head coach Al Attles speaks at a news conference about receiving the NBA Coaches Association's Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award before Game 2 of basketball's NBA Finals between the Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers in Oakland, Calif. Former Warriors coach and current ambassador for the franchise Al Attles is hospitalized and will miss Friday night, Oct. 27, 2017 game when the defending champions are celebrating his contributions to the organization. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Son: Warriors great Al Attles released from the hospital

By JANIE McCAULEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sunday, June 4, 2017 file photo, former Golden State Warriors head coach Al Attles speaks at a news conference about receiving the NBA Coaches Association's Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award before Game 2 of basketball's NBA Finals between the Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers in Oakland, Calif. Former Warriors coach and current ambassador for the franchise Al Attles is hospitalized and will miss Friday night, Oct. 27, 2017 game when the defending champions are celebrating his contributions to the organization. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Warriors’ Al Attles hospitalized, to miss night honoring him

By JANIE McCAULEY - Associated Press

File-This April 2, 1956, file photo shows George Yardley (12) Fort Wayne outreaching Tom Gola (15) of the Philadelphia Warriors, under his own basket to save the ball for the Pistons in Fort Wayne. Gola, the Hall of Fame basketball player who led La Salle to the 1954 NCAA title and helped the Philadelphia Warriors win the 1956 NBA championship, died Sunday Jan. 26, 2014. He was 81. (AP Photo/File)

Hall of Fame basketball player Tom Gola dies at 81

Associated Press

File-This April 2, 1956, file photo shows George Yardley (12) Fort Wayne outreaching Tom Gola (15) of the Philadelphia Warriors, under his own basket to save the ball for the Pistons in Fort Wayne. Gola, the Hall of Fame basketball player who led La Salle to the 1954 NCAA title and helped the Philadelphia Warriors win the 1956 NBA championship, died Sunday Jan. 26, 2014. He was 81. (AP Photo/File)

Tom Gola dead at 81; still holds NCAA rebounds record

Associated Press