Lenny Wilkens, an NBA icon who was a three-time Naismith Hall of Fame inductee, passed away at his home on Sunday.

Lenny Wilkens, a Brooklyn native enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player and a coach, died Sunday at 88.

In 1979, Seattle faced Washington again in the Finals, and this time, the Sonics triumphed, delivering Seattle its first professional championship—a watershed moment for the city.