The entire basketball community is saddened by the loss of Dolph Schayes, who passed away earlier today at the age of 87. One of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History, Schayes led the Syracuse Nationals to the 1955 NBA championship. NBA TV's Jared Greenberg remembers the life and career of an NBA pioneer..
The entire basketball community is saddened by the loss of Dolph Schayes, who passed away earlier today at the age of 87. One of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History, Schayes led the Syracuse Nationals to the 1955 NBA championship. NBA TV's Jared Greenberg remembers the life and career of an NBA pioneer.
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John 'Hot Rod' Williams, who spent most of his 13-year NBA career as a standout 6th man with the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 1980s and 90s, lost his battle with cancer today at the age of 53.
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The entire basketball community is saddened by the loss of Hall of Famer Meadowlark Lemon, who passed away at the age of 83.
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The entire basketball community is saddened by the loss of Hall of Famer Meadowlark Lemon, who passed away at the age of 83. As the face of the Harlem Globetrotters for decades, Meadowlark Lemon became an iconic figure in basketball history. NBA TV's Rick Kamla remembers the life and career of a man who brought joy to millions of fans across the globe.
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Johnny Bach, a prominent coaching figure in Chicago Bulls history, passed away today at age 91. A 56-year coaching veteran, Bach joined the Bulls as an assistant in 1986, and his highly effective 'Doberman' style defense played a pivotal role in the Bulls' three championship titles from 1991 to 1993. Bach also served as an assistant with Charlotte, Detroit and Washington before returning to Chicago in 2003, where he would remain until his retirement in 2006.
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The NBA family mourns the loss of Hall of Famer Bobby Wanzer, a five-time All-Star with the Rochester Royals and a star guard on their 1951 championship team, who died Saturday at the age of 94. Wanzer played his entire nine-year career with the Royals and joined with Bobby Davis to form one of the best guard tandems of their time. Wanzer also coached the team for three-plus seasons. A first-round pick by the Royals in the 1948 Basketball Association of America draft out of Seton Hall, Wanzer was inducted in the Hall of Fame in 1987.
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Dean 'The Dream' Meminger was the 16th pick overall by the New York Knicks in the 1970-71 NBA Draft. He went on to play a reserve role on the Knicks' 1973 NBA Championship team. He played six seasons in the NBA with the New York Knicks and Atlanta Hawks.
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Don 'Monk' Meineke was the NBA's first Rookie of the Year. He played five seasons in the NBA, being named the Rookie of the Year in 1953 with the Fort Wayne Pistons.
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Zelmo Beaty was a star center who had a successful basketball career in both the NBA and ABA. Beaty, a two-time all- star, played in the NBA with the St. Louis Hawks and Los Angeles Lakers and in the ABA with the Utah Stars, where he won a championship in 1971.
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In a career that spanned the entire history of the NBA and beyond, Harvey Pollack carved out a unique place in basketball lore. On Tuesday evening, Pollack passed away at the age of 93. Kristen Ledlow remembers a beloved member of the NBA Family
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