A big moment in NBA coaching history is looming. It might happen Friday. Maybe on Sunday. Maybe sometime next week. But it's going to happen, and it's going to be something the likes of which the league won't see again for at least a few years.

Rick Carlisle is going to get his 1,000th career win as a coach.

It should be a moment to savor, although Carlisle -- the Indiana Pacers' coach who is now 999-878 in his career -- typically doesn't want much fanfare directed his way. He'll become the 11th coach in NBA history to reach that milestone, joining Gregg Popovich, Don Nelson, Lenny Wilkens, Jerry Sloan, Pat Riley, George Karl, Doc Rivers, Phil Jackson, Larry Brown and Rick Adelman. With the exception of Rivers, who is still coaching, they're all in the Basketball Hall of Fame.

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