What is Paul Westphal?
[[File:Paul Westphal in 2014.jpg|thumb|Paul Westphal in 2014]] '''Paul Douglas Westphal''' (November 30, 1950 – January 2, 2021) was an American [[basketball]] player, [[head coach]], and commentator. He was born in [[Torrance, California]]. His played from 1972 to 1984. He coached from 1985 to 2016. Westphal played for the [[National Basketball Association]] for the [[Boston Celtics]], [[Phoenix Suns]], [[Seattle SuperSonics]] and [[New York Knicks]]. He coached the [[Sacramento Kings]] and was an assistant coach for the New York Knicks and the [[Dallas Mavericks]]. In 2019, Westphal became a member of the [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]]. In August 2020, Westphal was diagnosed with [[glioblastoma]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29629411/hall-famer-paul-westphal-diagnosed-brain-cancer|title=Hall of Famer Paul Westphal has brain cancer|date=August 9, 2020|website=ESPN.com}}</ref> He died from the disease on January 2, 2021 in [[Scottsdale, Arizona]] at the age of 70.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://apnews.com/article/nba-finals-nba-new-york-basketball-phoenix-2a4aeb71895577745921978818d47c69|title = Paul Westphal, Hall of Famer and NBA champion, dies at 70|date = January 2, 2021|access-date = January 2, 2021|last = Harris|first = Beth|work = [[Associated Press]]}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}} {{basketballstats |nba=78500 |bbr=w/westppa01}} * [http://www.nba.com/suns/history/allcentury_westphal.html Paul Westphal's bio on Phoenix Suns' website] * [http://www.nba.com/coachfile/paul_westphal/index.html?nav=page Paul Westphal's official bio on NBA.com] {{DEFAULTSORT:Westphal, Paul}} [[Category:1950 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from glioblastoma]] [[Category:Boston Celtics players]] [[Category:Phoenix Suns players]] [[Category:Seattle SuperSonics players]] [[Category:New York Knicks players]] [[Category:Sportspeople from California]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Arizona]] [[Category:People from Scottsdale, Ariz