Selected as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History during the league’s 50th anniversary season (1996-97), Bill Sharman spent 23 years as a Special Consultant with the Lakers.

Bill Sharman preceded Phil Jackson by almost 30 years when it came to coaching a star-driven Lakers squad to an NBA title and turning Los Angeles into a basketball town. Sharman would have a hand ...

Bill Sharman helped the Boston Celtics win championships as a player and led the Lakers to their first NBA title in Los Angeles as a coach in 1972. He spent 35 years with the team.

Bill Sharman, the Los Angeles Lakers coach who lead the team to an NBA record 33 consecutive wins, died Friday, according to reports. He was 87.

Hall of Famer Bill Sharman has died at the age of 87, his wife told the LA Times Friday. Sharman had suffered a stroke earlier this week.The Lakers released the following statement: . Bill Sharman ...

Hall of Famer Bill Sharman, a member of three Celtics championships as a player who then coached the Lakers to their first championship in Los Angeles, died Friday at age 87, his wife told the Los ...

Bill Sharman, an All-Star guard for the Boston Celtics in the 1950s who became coach of the Lakers and led the team to its first NBA championship in Los Angeles in record-setting fashion, died Friday.

Basketball Hall of Famer Bill Sharman, a champion player with the Boston Celtics and championship coach and executive with the Los Angeles Lakers, died Friday morning. He was 87.

Bill Sharman's astute basketball mind helped him capture 12 championships as a player, ... Bill Sharman coached the Lakers to 33 consecutive wins and an NBA title in 1971-72.

Selected as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History during the league’s 50th anniversary season (1996-97), Bill Sharman spent 23 years as a Special Consultant with the Lakers.

Bill Sharman preceded Phil Jackson by almost 30 years when it came to coaching a star-driven Lakers squad to an NBA title and turning Los Angeles into a basketball town. Sharman would have a hand ...

Bill Sharman, the former Lakers coach and general manager who coached the team to its first NBA championship in 1972 season, died today at his home in Redondo Beach. He was 87.