India, June 2 -- Rick Adelman, the veteran NBA coach and Hall of Famer, passed away on Monday at the age of 79, the National Basketball Coaches Association confirmed. A cause of death has not been announced.

"The membership of the National Basketball Coaches Association joins the NBA family in mourning the passing of legendary Head Coach and Hall of Famer, Rick Adelman," the National Basketball Coaches Association posted on X.

Adelman, the father of David Adelman, won 1,042 regular-season games during his NBA coaching career, ranking 10th on the league's all-time wins list. According to the Associated Press, only four NBA coaches-Pat Riley, Gregg Popovich, Jerry Sloan and George Karl-finished their careers with both more games coached a...