9 months ago
Hundreds of mourners filled a South Florida church Wednesday to say farewell to Hall of Fame coach Chuck Daly.
Among those in attendance were several members of his 1989-90 Detroit Pistons championship team, close friends that included
Rollie Massimino and Billy Cunningham, and Dallas coach Rick
Carlisle -- who left immediately afterward to join the Mavericks in
Denver for a playoff game Wednesday night.
Carlisle said that missing the funeral "was not an option."
Daly led the Dream Team to the Olympic gold medal in 1992 after
winning back-to-back NBA championships in Detroit.
He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer earlier this year and died Saturday at age 78 in Jupiter, Fla.
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