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Watch the Celebration of Life for Don Nelson, former Mavericks coach and GM

Former Dallas Mavericks head coach Don Nelson hugs Michael Finley during Game 6 of the 2003 Western Conference finals between the Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs at American Airlines Center. (Louis DeLuca/File…

Former Dallas Mavericks head coach Don Nelson hugs Michael Finley during Game 6 of the 2003 Western Conference finals between the Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs at American Airlines Center. (Louis.

Image from article: Watch the Celebration of Life for Don Nelson, former Mavericks coach and GM — Former Dallas Mavericks head coach Don Nelson hugs Michael Finley during Game 6 of the 2003 Western Conference finals between the Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs at American Airlines Center. (Louis DeLuca/File photo/The Dallas Morning News)

Dignitaries from across the basketball world gathered in Dallas on Thursday to pay their respects during a Celebration of Life for former Mavericks coach and general manager Don Nelson, who died Sunday at 86. You can watch the service below.

Here are some of the notable figures enterprise writer Brad Townsend saw in attendance:

Gregg Popovich
Rick Carlisle
Tim Hardaway
Mitch Richmond
Chris Mullin
Nick Van Exel
Steve Nash
Michael Finley
Paul Pressey
Avery Johnson
Del Harris
Ro Blackman
Spud Webb
Eduardo Najera
Brad Davis
Josh Howard
Masai Ujiri
Rick Welts

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