{"id":17229,"date":"2021-01-02T19:59:27","date_gmt":"2021-01-02T20:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=17229"},"modified":"2021-01-03T02:58:42","modified_gmt":"2021-01-03T02:58:42","slug":"nba-hall-of-famer-dead-at-70-after-brain-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=17229","title":{"rendered":"NBA Hall of Famer dead at 70 after brain cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Basketball Hall of Famer Paul Westphal has died at age 70 after a battle with brain cancer.<\/p>\n

Westphal's death was announced on Sunday morning AEDT by his close friend and journalist Mike Lupica, who also announced last August that the legendary ex-NBA player and coach had glioblastoma, a rapidly growing cancerous tumour in the brain.<\/p>\n

Drafted by with the 10th overall pick in the 1972 NBA Draft, Westphal enjoyed a successful 12-year NBA career as a player, making five All-Star teams and winning an NBA title with the Boston Celtics in 1974.<\/p>\n

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Westphal's No.44 jersey is one of 10 jerseys retired by the Phoenix Suns organisation.<\/p>\n

Following his retirement, Westphal successfully transitioned into a coaching career in the NBA, leading the Phoenix Suns to an NBA Finals appearance in 1993 before head coaching stints at the Seattle Supersonics and Sacramento Kings.<\/p>\n

Westphal's lifelong achievements in the NBA were recognised in 2019, when he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, a year after being inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n

News of Westphal's death was met with widespread tributes in the basketball world.<\/p>\n

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