Frank Hamblen, who won seven NBA championships as an assistant to Phil Jackson in Los Angeles and Chicago, died Saturday. The Lakers said Hamblen died in Del Mar. Hamblen helped the Lakers win three consecutive titles from 2000-02, then back-to-back championships in 2009-10. Hamblen also spent three seasons as a Bulls assistant, helping them to their final two titles under Jackson in 1997 and ‘98. “Frank Hamblen was a great coach and a good friend,” Lakers coach Luke Walton, who was a rookie player in the organization when Hamblen coached.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 30, 2017 21:45 UTC