{"id":678958,"date":"2026-06-02T02:09:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T02:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/678958\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T02:09:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T02:09:09","slug":"rockets-mourn-death-of-former-head-coach-rick-adelman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/678958\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockets mourn death of former head coach Rick Adelman"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Monday, the NBA announced the passing of Rick Adelman, a former player and head coach who was recently enshrined<\/a> in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n

Adelman was 79 years old. His time in the NBA included multiple stints with the Rockets<\/a> franchise, both as a player and head coach.<\/p>\n

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\u201cRick Adelman was one of the most respected and accomplished coaches in the history of the NBA,\u201d Adam Silver, league commissioner, said in a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cFollowing his NBA playing career, Rick turned to coaching where his leadership, innovation, and genuine love for basketball left a lasting impression on generations of players and fellow coaches over his nearly 30-year run. He was a brilliant strategist and teacher of the game, and an even better person. I send my deepest condolences to Rick’s family and many friends throughout the league.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adelman was preceded in death by his son, R.J.<\/a>, a former Rockets assistant who died in 2018. Adelman\u2019s other son, David, is now head coach of the Denver Nuggets<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As a franchise, the Rockets issued their own statement<\/a> on Adelman\u2019s passing. It reads:<\/p>\n

The Houston Rockets<\/a> and the Fertitta family mourn the passing of Rick Adelman, one of the most respected and influential figures in NBA history.<\/p>\n

During his four seasons in Houston, Coach Adelman guided the Rockets with professionalism, integrity, and a deep commitment to the game. His role in leading the team during the 22-game winning streak in 2008 remains one of the most remarkable achievements in franchise history and will always be remembered by Rockets fans.<\/p>\n

We extend our deepest condolences to Mary Kay, his family, friends, and all who had the privilege of knowing him. His legacy will forever be a part of Rockets history and the fabric of the NBA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On Monday, the NBA announced the passing of Rick Adelman, a former player and head coach who was…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":678959,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[20394,295905,1753,84730,16898,355,295904,6425,99],"class_list":["post-678958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-adam-silver","tag-coach-adelman","tag-denver-nuggets","tag-franchise-history","tag-head-coach","tag-nba","tag-rick-adelman","tag-rockets","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/678958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=678958"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/678958\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/678959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=678958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=678958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=678958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}