George Karl

George Matthew Karl (born May 12, 1951 in the Pittsburgh suburb of Penn Hills, Pennsylvania) is a former NBA player and current head coach of the Denver Nuggets. Karl is currently 13th on the all-time win list for coaches in the NBA. After a college career at the University of North Carolina he played for the San Antonio Spurs from 1973-1978. Immediately after his playing career ended Karl became an assistant coach for the Spurs. Karl then moved on to the Continental Basketball Association as head coach of the Montanna Golden Nuggets. As coach of the Golden Nuggets, Karl won CBA Coach of the Year two two times, in 1981 & 1983.

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May 12 - 1951 - Pittsburgh - Penn Hills, Pennsylvania - NBA - Denver Nuggets - University of North Carolina - San Antonio Spurs - 1973 - 1978 - Continental Basketball Association - 1981 - 1983

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Karl was then given the chance to coach in the NBA as head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers from 1984-1986 before moving on to the Golden State Warriors where he would coach until 1988. After being fired from the Warriors, Karl returned to the CBA as coach of the Albany Platoons, once again winning coach of the year in 1991. Karl returned to the NBA as coach of the Seattle Supersonics. He would hold this position from 1991-1998, leading them to the NBA Finals in 1996 where they would lose to the Chicago Bulls 4 games to 2. In 1998, he moved to the Milwaukee Bucks where he served as head coach and general manager, where he would stay until he resigned following the 2003 season. He returned to the NBA in 2005 when he took over the job of head coach of the Nuggets from interim head coach Michael Cooper on January 27.

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Cleveland Cavaliers - 1984 - 1986 - Golden State Warriors - 1991 - Seattle Supersonics - 1998 - NBA Finals - 1996 - Chicago Bulls - Milwaukee Bucks - General manager - 2003 - 2005 - Michael Cooper - January 27

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On July 27, the Nuggets announced that Karl had prostate cancer.

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July 27 - Prostate cancer

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