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K.C. Jones, Celtics legend and 12-time NBA champion, dies at 88
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K.C. Jones was never the flashiest ball handler or most prolific scorer during his playing days. When he turned to coaching, his laid-back, player-friendly style was the antithesis of how most modern NBA coaches operate.
What he was, consistently and unequivocally, was a winner. Twelve NBA championships, including eight straight as a member of the 1958-66 Celtics, are evidence of that.
A 1989 inductee into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Mr. Jones died on Friday of Alzheimer’s disease, Celtics spokesman Jeff Twiss confirmed to the Globe. He was 88.
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