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Lenny Wilkens might be 73, but he knows nothing about the word retirement.The Hall of Famer as both a player and a coach isn't slowing down these days. He just got back from Guangzhou, China, after serving as a consultant during South Korea's run to an Asian Games silver medal. And he's working on trying to bring the NBA back to Seattle.
The SuperSonics bolted in 2008 for Oklahoma City, and Wilkens was heartbroken. Wilkens, a Seattle resident who ended his 32-year NBA coaching run in January 2005, directed the SuperSonics to their only NBA crown in 1978-79.
Wilkens played for Seattle from 1968-72 and had two stints as head coach there, from 1969-72 (as player-coach) and from 1977-85. He also was in the team's front office in 2006-07.
"Yeah, I've been talking to some people that I know,'' Wilkens said in a telephone interview Tuesday, but said he wasn't at liberty to identify others involved in the effort to bring hoops back to Seattle.
Regardless of whether it's an expansion or an existing team, Wilkens said it's clear what it will take for an NBA return after Seattle's 41-year run ended with the move to Oklahoma City.
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