NBA Hall of Famer Bob Lanier dies at 73

NBA Hall of Famer Bob Lanier dead at age 73

Bov Lanier died after a short illness, according to NBA

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Lanier had worked for the league as a global ambassador.

The Athletic reported in 2019 that Bob Lanier was being treated for bladder cancer.

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Lanier played 14 seasons with the Detroit Pistons and Milwaukee Bucks

Bob is at Third place on the Pistons’ career list in both points and rebounds

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Detroit drafted Lanier with the No. 1 overall pick in 1970

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

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Bob Lanier was known for wearing size 22 shoes

Bob Lanier won the NBA’s J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award for the 1977-78 season for outstanding community service

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