
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SATURDAY, January 7, 1995                   TAG: 9501090083
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B-1   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS
DATELINE: ATLANTA                                 LENGTH: Short

NO. 939: GIVE THAT MAN A CIGAR

Lenny Wilkens lit a cigar in tribute to the man he passed Friday night, becoming the NBA's winningest coach in history.

"We always thought that record would stand forever," Wilkens said after the Atlanta Hawks gave him No. 939 wwith a 112-90 victory over the Washington Bullets. "But, as they say, never say never. This is huge.

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