One of the best coaches in NBA history is finally being inducted into the Hall Of Fame.
Per Shams Charania of The Athletic, George Karl will be part of the class of 2022 in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
George Karl, the NBA’s sixth-winningest head coach ever, will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball @Hoophall Class of 2022, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 31, 2022
Karl coached numerous teams throughout his coaching career but spent the most amount of time with the Denver Nuggets. He was the Nuggets’ head coach for nine seasons from (2004-2013) and led them to the playoffs multiple times.
He also took the Seattle Supersonics to the NBA Finals in 1996, though they lost in six games to the Chicago Bulls. Phil Jackson was coaching the Bulls during the time before he coached the Lakers.
Karl coached in nearly 2,000 games and finished with a record of 1,175-824. He’s only behind Gregg Popovich, Don Nelson, Lenny Wilkens, Jerry Sloan, and Pat Riley for the most wins among any NBA coaches.
The NBA world is ecstatic by this news.
Congratulations coach @CoachKarl22!!! Well deserved! https://t.co/bujGyRFtwp
— Max Tan (@max_tan888) March 31, 2022
Congrats @CoachKarl22!!! Well deserved!!! https://t.co/5wKOtnnrAD
— Swipa (@SwipaCam) March 31, 2022
Let’s go @CoachKarl22 !!! https://t.co/doZ3PCLHfV
— BOSSKING (@reubenTjoseph) March 31, 2022
Happy for George. His time as coach coincided with the rise of Denver Stiffs. Seems like decades ago now and in another world. Congrats to coach Karl. @denverstiffs @afeinst21 @NateTimmonsCSG https://t.co/cYyP5D0LwG
— Jeff Morton 🏳️🌈 (@jmorton78) March 31, 2022
Congratulations @CoachKarl22!! https://t.co/1chanyYpRH
— Mat Smith (@RealMatSmith) March 31, 2022
Congratulations, coach! #seattlelove https://t.co/AcZoxr8t6t
— jimmy (@Jimmyy_lee1) March 31, 2022
This is great news! Congratulations George 😎👍 https://t.co/toIOKBXgK0
— Chris Marlowe (@ChrisMarlowe) March 31, 2022
Kings legend https://t.co/VGIz6ukxKH
— Carmichael Davion (@CarmichaelDave) March 31, 2022
The class of 2022 will be enshrined into the HOF on Sept. 10.
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