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Former NBA coach Don Nelson was wearing a new look on Thursday.
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NBA's most winning coach, Don Nelson, took a fresh look at a press conference alongside former Golden State Warriors players Jason Richardson and Stephen Jackson.
Nelson, who was inducted into the 2012 Basketball Hall of Fame, answered questions before the Warriors' game against the Sacramento Kings. The former coach was wearing a gold chain over his black shirt and his hair was a little longer than it was when he was wandering backstage.
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A 78-year-old Michigan native, he's been asked what he's been doing since he left basketball and his candid response.
"I've been smoking pot," Nelson said. "I never smoked when I played or trained, so it 's new to me. I'm doing this and I'm having a good time. It's more legal than ever, so it makes me happy.
Nelson told The New York Times last year that he had moved to Hawaii and that Willie Nelson had convinced him to smoke marijuana. He added that his medical card allowed him to smoke and grow 10 plants legally.
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"Oh that's great. Great thing. Her name is Nellie Kush. It's O.G. and Hindu Kush. Hindu Kush is really good. He's from India and the guy who brought him in mixed them, so we have Nellie Kush now, "he said.
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Nelson won 1,335 games while coaching the Warriors, Milwaukee Bucks, New York Knicks and Dallas Mavericks. He coached the Warriors for the last time in 2009-2010.
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