There was a time when basketball’s biggest winner took on the NBA’s most hapless franchise…and lost. This is the story of when Bill Russell coached the Sacramento Kings for a whopping 58 games.
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Despite signing a seven-year contract stating he work two years as coach before becoming general manager and eventually president, he wasn’t able to make it past the first 82 games. In March 1988, the former MVP decided enough was enough. His record on the bench was 17-41.
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