The sports world is mourning the loss of Lenny Wilkens, the legendary star player and coach of the Seattle SuperSonics, and a three-time Basketball Hall of Famer.

The tributes — many of them emotional — began being offered quickly Sunday as the NBA world mourned the death of Wilkens, a three-time enshrinee into the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame for what he did...

So much so that, four years ago, Lenny received the unique distinction of being named one of the league’s 75 greatest players and 15 greatest coaches of all time.