Lenny Wilkens, known as the godfather of Seattle basketball, died at his home on Sunday, Nov. 9, at age 88. The cause of death was not disclosed.

Wilkens is one of five people inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player (1989) and a coach (1998).

"Lenny Wilkens represented the very best of the NBA – as a Hall of Fame player, Hall of Fame coach, and one of the game's most respected ambassadors," NBA commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement. "Four years ago, Lenny received the unique distinction of being named one of the league's 75 greatest players and 15 greatest coaches of all time."

He spent 32 years as a coach, including 11 with the Seattle Supersonics from 1969 to 1985. He won an NBA Championship with the Supersonics during the 1978-79 season.

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