{"id":260043,"date":"2022-05-12T10:34:43","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T05:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=260043"},"modified":"2022-05-12T10:34:43","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T05:34:43","slug":"bob-lanier-dies-at-73","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/bob-lanier-dies-at-73\/","title":{"rendered":"Bob Lanier Dies At 73"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> BUFFALO (New York)<br \/>\nBasketball Hall of Famer Bob Lanier died on Tuesday after a short illness, the NBA said. Lanier, 73, who spent 14 seasons in the NBA until his retirement in 1984, averaged 20.1 points per game across 959 appearances.<br \/>\n\u201cBob Lanier was a Hall of Fame player and among the most talented centers in the history of the NBA, but his impact on the league went far beyond what he accomplished on the court,\u201d NBA commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement.<br \/>\nLanier served as an NBA global ambassador following his retirement and was chairman of a league-backed initiative that encouraged children to stay in school.<br \/>\nHe was enshrined in the Naismith Hall of Fame in 1992, while his number 16 jersey has been retired by both the Pistons and the Bucks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BUFFALO (New York) Basketball Hall of Famer Bob Lanier died on Tuesday after a short illness, the NBA said. 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