Our NBA Legend Bob Lanier Died at age 73

NBA Announced on Tuesday midnight that Our Legend Bob Lanier is no more in this world.

Bob Lanier, the left-exceeded huge guy who muscled up beside the likes of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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as one of the NBA`s pinnacle gamers of the 1970s, died Tuesday. He was 73.

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The NBA stated Bob Lanier died after a brief illness. --------->

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The Hall of Famer had labored for the league as a worldwide ambassador. --------->

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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver stated Lanier became most gifted player in league history, --------->

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and introduced that his accomplishments went a long way past what he did at the court. --------->

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Bob Lanier served as the NBA`s international ambassador. --------->

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Lanier went into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992.

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Rest in Peace to our legend and NBA Hall of Famer Bob Lanier.

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