Lenny Wilkens is all smiles moments after he unveiled a 6-foot, 700-pound bronze statue of himself on the west plaza at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle on Saturday. (Karen Ducey/Seattle Times) By ...

Now, Brooklyn-born Lenny Wilkens is a real giant. Last week, the Boys High grad – and later Seattle SuperSonics player and coach – became the first person to have a statue unveiled outside ...

Wilkens will be honored June 28 with a statue outside Climate Pledge Arena where his teams once ruled the NBA, and not far from Lenny Wilkens Way, which was named after him four years ago.

Wilkens is a three-time Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, as a player (1989), a coach (1998), and an assistant coach for the 1992 USA “Dream Team” (2010). The 87-year-old played 15 ...

SEATTLE (AP) — Lenny Wilkens couldn’t wipe the smile off his face as he gazed at a bronze statue of himself at the site of his greatest coaching triumph. On Saturday, the former Seattle ...

SEATTLE — Lenny Wilkens couldn’t wipe the smile off his face as he gazed at a bronze statue of himself at the site of his greatest coaching triumph. On June 28, the former Seattle SuperSonics ...

SEATTLE — A statue honoring basketball legend, coach, and philanthropist Lenny Wilkens was unveiled on Saturday at Climate Pledge Arena. The statue, located on the west side of the plaza ...

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Former NBA basketball player and coach Lenny Wilkens poses for a photo with his statue after its unveiling outside of Climate Pledge Arena, Saturday, June 28, 2025, in Seattle.