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The former Golden State Warriors coach, Don Nelson, made a legendary appearance at Oracle Arena on Thursday night and had fun answering questions about the good old days and what he has accomplished since.

Nelson, who coached the Warriors from 1988 to 1995, and from 2006 to 2010, won five championships during his days with the Boston Celtics.

Later, he will coach the Bucks, Warriors, Knicks and Mavs, and be named to the Hall of Fame as a coach. He is considered one of the top 10 coaches of all time.

He was asked what he was doing since leaving the NBA and he had a fairly classic answer, not hesitating to say, "Yes, I've been smoking pot."

Look at it here:

Too good.

He also had a good explanation as to why he always played the little ball:

What legend

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