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George Karl

American basketball coach

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Denver Nuggets

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…NBA Coach of the Year George Karl in the offseason, and Denver’s 10-year streak of playoff berths ended the following season. The Nuggets won a division title and returned to the playoffs (which ended in a conference semifinals loss) in 2018–19 behind the play of All-Star center Nikola Jokić. Denver…
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Seattle SuperSonics

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George Karl became Seattle’s head coach midway through the 1991–92 season, taking over a high-flying team that starred point guard Gary Payton and power forward Shawn Kemp. In Karl’s first full season at the helm (1992–93), the SuperSonics advanced to a Western Conference finals showdown…
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