On Sunday, the family of Paul Silas announced to the media that the former athlete and first coach of LeBron James had passed away. A representative for the Houston Rockets, the team where Paul Silas’ son Stephen Silas is coaching, said: “We offer our sincere condolences to Stephen and his family for this tremendous loss.”
Legendary Paul Silas has passed away at the age of 79
Paul Silas began his career as a head coach with three years at the helm of the San Diego Clippers beginning in 1980. After more than a decade as an assistant, he returned as head coach and spent time as an assistant. time for the Charlotte Hornets, New Orleans Hornets, Cleveland Cavaliers and Charlotte Bobcats. He took four of those teams to the knockout stages, winning 400 games.
“Paul made a huge contribution to basketball and everyone will miss him!” Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson wrote on Twitter.
“Paul Silas is a giant in basketball,” former NBA player Rex Chapman wrote on Twitter. “A great man. Was fortunate to have spent a few seasons with Paul when he was assistant coach at the Suns. I have never seen anyone speak ill of him. Sad day. “.
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Paul Silas played college basketball at Creighton, averaging 20.5 points and 21.6 rebounds over three seasons. He was elected to the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2017.
Bluejays coach Greg McDermott said: “I am deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Creighton legend Paul Silas. His illustrious career as a player and coach will be second to none.”
Following news of the passing of Paul Silas, the NBA family paid their respects to the late Paul Silas on its official fanpage on Sunday.
