Longtime Rockets coach, GM Carroll Dawson dies

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Carroll Dawson, who spent nearly three decades with the Houston Rockets' organization as an assistant coach and general manager, has died at the age of 86, the team announced Monday.

No other details of his death were given.

"The Rockets family mourns the loss of beloved former coach and general manager, Carroll Dawson, affectionately known as 'CD,'" the team said.

He was an ass