{"id":1772181,"date":"2022-12-12T06:30:21","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T11:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1772181"},"modified":"2022-12-12T09:48:53","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T14:48:53","slug":"former-nba-all-star-and-cavaliers-coach-paul-silas-dead-at-79","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-nba-all-star-and-cavaliers-coach-paul-silas-dead-at-79\/","title":{"rendered":"Former NBA All-Star and Cavaliers Coach Paul Silas Dead at 79"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-nba-all-star-and-cavaliers-coach-paul-silas-dead-at-79%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1772181&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>(WJW) \u2014 The man who coached <a href=\"https:\/\/fox8.com\/tag\/Lebron-james\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LeBron James<\/a> first in the NBA has died at 79 years old, a <a href=\"https:\/\/fox8.com\/tag\/cleveland-cavaliers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a> spokesperson confirmed to FOX 8 News. <\/p>\n<div class=\"nlp-ignore-block article-content rich-text\">\n<aside class=\"promo-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fox8.com\/sports\/cavs-back-to-winning-at-home-beating-thunder\/?ipid=promo-link-block1\" class=\"promo-link__link\"><br \/>\n\t\tCavs back to winning at home, beating Thunder\t<\/a><br \/>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>Paul Silas, a former NBA player and coach, was with the Cavs from 2003-2005, during which time of course the Kid from Akron was drafted by Cleveland straight out of high school. Silas only made it 64 games into his second season with the Cavs, and never took the team to the playoffs, but it wasn\u2019t his final stint as a coach.<\/p>\n<p>The Cleveland Cavaliers issued a statement Sunday:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis engaging presence and huge personality inspired legions of NBA players and coaches.\u00a0We send our deepest condolences to the Silas family and everyone that loved him. Rest in power Coach!\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"787\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1928518\" data-id=\"1928518\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AP04042004059.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AP04042004059-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AP04042004059-1.jpg?resize=300, 231 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AP04042004059-1.jpg?resize=768, 590 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AP04042004059-1.jpg?resize=937, 720 937w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AP04042004059-1.jpg?resize=50, 38 50w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AP04042004059-1.jpg?resize=876, 673 876w\"   style=\"display:none\"><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Cleveland Cavaliers guard LeBron James, right, and coach Paul Silas share a laugh during a press conference announcing James as the NBA Rookie of the Year at Gund Arena Tuesday, April 20, 2004, in Cleveland. (AP Photo\/Ron Schwane)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"407\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1928519\" data-id=\"1928519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AP05012809147.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AP05012809147-1.jpg, 1024 579w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AP05012809147-2.jpg, 300 170w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AP05012809147-3.jpg, 720 407w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AP05012809147-4.jpg, 50 28w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Cleveland Cavaliers\u2019 LeBron James, left, talks with head coach Paul Silas during a time out in the first half against the New York Knicks  at New York\u2019s Madison Square Garden Friday Jan. 28, 2005. A sprained ankle forced   James to miss his first game of the season Friday night.  (AP Photo\/Frank Franklin II)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>During his decades of involvement with the NBA, including winning three championships as a player, Silas was the head coach for the San Diego Clippers, Charlotte and New Orleans Hornets and Charlotte Bobcats. He was last a head coach during the 2011-2012 season. <\/p>\n<p>Sunday morning, Boston Globe columnist Bob Ryan was the first to have the news Silas had passed away.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI am very sad to report that the Great Paul Silas has died at age 79,\u201d Ryan<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GlobeBobRyan\/status\/1601966516504756226\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> said on Twitter.<\/a> \u201cTo watch him play was a joy. To be his friend was an honor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His son Stephen Silas continues on the family\u2019s coaching legacy as the current head coach of the Houston Rockets.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-content-cta-group\">\n<div class=\"modal modal--suggest-a-correction article-content-cta-group__cta\" data-component=\"modal\">\n<div class=\"modal__dialog\">\n<div class=\"modal__dialog-content\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"modal__close-button\" aria-label=\"Close Modal Content\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon\"><\/p>\n<p>\tClose Modal<\/p>\n<p><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"modal__dialog-title\">Suggest a Correction<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t<button data-modal-trigger=\"\">Suggest a Correction<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(WJW) \u2014 The man who coached LeBron James first in the NBA has died at 79 years old, a Cleveland Cavaliers spokesperson confirmed to FOX 8 News.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1772184,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[7871,5458,8064,4024,3642,7873,5531,3819,7872],"class_list":["post-1772181","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report","tag-all-star","tag-bongino","tag-cavaliers","tag-coach","tag-dead","tag-nba","tag-paul","tag-report","tag-silas"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1772181","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1772181"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1772181\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1772184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1772181"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1772181"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1772181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}