Longtime NBA coach Brendan Malone passes away at 81

Brendan Malone, father of Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone, died at age 81.
Malone had a decades-long NBA coaching career, winning two titles as an assistant with the Detroit Pistons.
He helped devise defensive strategies like "The Jordan Rules" to contain Michael Jordan.
Malone was honored with the Tex Winter Assistant Coach Lifetime Impact Award this year.
The NBA community mourned Malone's passing, praising his coaching legacy.