{"id":78255,"date":"2025-11-15T05:12:20","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T09:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/richie-adubato-passes-away-nba-and-wnba-basketball-legend-at-87-years-old\/"},"modified":"2025-11-15T05:12:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T09:12:20","slug":"richie-adubato-passes-away-nba-and-wnba-basketball-legend-at-87-years-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wnba\/richie-adubato-passes-away-nba-and-wnba-basketball-legend-at-87-years-old\/","title":{"rendered":"Richie Adubato Passes Away: NBA and WNBA Basketball Legend at 87 Years Old"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Richie Adubato, Legendary Basketball Coach, Passes Away<\/h2>\n\n\nThe basketball world mourns the loss of Richie Adubato, a coach with a four-decade career in the NBA and WNBA. Adubato, known for his charisma and dedication, passed away at the age of 87, according to his family.\n\nAdubato left an indelible mark on the sport, coaching teams such as the Dallas Mavericks, Orlando Magic, New York Liberty, and Washington Mystics.\n\nLet&#8217;s remember him as the fun, intelligent, energetic, and genuinely warm human being he always was.\n\nBeth Adubato, Richie&#8217;s daughter\n\nAdubato&#8217;s daughter, Beth, shared a touching message on social media, remembering her father.\n\nAdubato led the New York Liberty to three WNBA Finals in six seasons (1999-2004), where he coached future Hall of Famers such as Teresa Weatherspoon and Becky Hammon. He still holds the franchise record with 178 games coached and is second in wins (100).\n\nThe Liberty team expressed its gratitude for Adubato&#8217;s legacy.\n\nAdubato also coached the Washington Mystics for two and a half seasons (2005-2007).\n\nIn 1997, Adubato was the interim coach of the Orlando Magic, after having been an assistant for several years. He was also a radio analyst for the team from 2005 to 2020.\n\nThe Magic issued a statement regretting Adubato&#8217;s passing.\n\nAdubato was also an interim coach in Detroit during the 1979-80 season and head coach in Dallas from 1989 to 1993.\n\nBefore his time in the NBA, Adubato coached basketball in high schools and colleges in New Jersey for 18 years. He graduated from William Paterson, where he captained the basketball and baseball teams.\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n  <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"false\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Richie Adubato\u2019s passing is a huge loss for the basketball world. His warmth, humor, and unforgettable spirit impacted countless lives. Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife, Carol, and the entire Adubato family. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0Vp9g0i7T7\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/0Vp9g0i7T7<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Orlando Magic (@OrlandoMagic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OrlandoMagic\/status\/1986891365431558631?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 31, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote>\n  <\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBAHistory\/status\/1986940318143676613\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The NBA mourns the passing of Richie Adubato<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nThe NBA and WNBA mourn the loss of Richie Adubato.\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n  <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"false\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Our hearts are heavy as we mourn the passing of Richie Adubato. His coaching career spanned four decades, including serving as head coach for the Dallas Mavericks, New York Liberty and Washington Mystics, as well as interim head coach for the Detroit Pistons and Orlando Magic. pic.twitter.com\/M6X8j53t0U<\/p>\u2014 NBA History (@NBAHistory) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBAHistory\/status\/1986940318143676613?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 31, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote>\n  <\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Richie Adubato, Legendary Basketball Coach, Passes Away The basketball world mourns the loss of Richie Adubato, a coach with a four-decade career in the NBA and WNBA. Adubato, known for his charisma and dedication, passed away at the age of 87, according to his family. 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