BOSTON, USA.- La NBA is in mourning this Friday, Christmas Day, when the death at 88 of the legendary K.C. Jones, player and coach of the Boston Celtics.
The information was confirmed by the Celtics, team with which he played nine seasons in the NBA, and won titles in eight of them, the third most in league history, behind only his legendary teammates Bill Russell (11) y Sam Jones (10).
That success carried over to his coaching days, when he won three titles (one as an assistant and two as a coach) during Boston’s hit streak of the 1980s with Larry Bird, Kevin McHale y Robert Parish of protagonists, considered the best in the history of the NBA.
Members of the Celtics family share condolences and memories of their late friend, K.C. Jones.https://t.co/IsSQjsw5NK
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) December 26, 2020
Although he always remained in the background both as a player and as a coach, Jones, who they affectionately called “C”, As a symbol of champion, neither his statistics were striking, he barely achieved an average of 7.4 points in his career, his work as a point guard on the field was always key, especially in the defensive section.
Jones was part of title-winning teams with the Celtics from 1959 to 1966, an eight-year streak unmatched in professional sports. The only season in which he did not win a championship was 1966-67, and soon after, Jones, At 34, he retired.
Jones is also just one of seven players to win college and NBA basketball titles, as well as Olympic gold, joining Russell, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Jerry Lucas, Quinn Buckner y Clyde Lovellette.
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