NBA legend Chet Walker, who received a championship with the Philadelphia 76ers, has died, the National Basketball Retired Players Association mentioned on Saturday. He was 84.
Walker performed 13 seasons within the NBA with the 76ers and Chicago Bulls. He began his profession in the course of the 1962-63 season when the 76ers had been often called the Syracuse Nationals.
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Chet Walker addresses the media in the course of the enshrinement ceremony on Sept. 6, 2012, on the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts. (Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE by way of Getty Images)
“The basketball group has misplaced a Legend. Our hearts are with the household, associates and followers of Chet Walker,” the affiliation wrote on X.
“The Hall of Fame mourns the passing of Chet Walker,” the Hall of Fame added. “His contributions to the 76ers and the Bulls made him a 7-time All-Star and league champion. His free-throw accuracy was unparalleled and his reminiscence will reside on on the Hall.”
The 76ers and the Bulls each despatched their condolences to Walker’s household on X.
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Chet Walker of the Chicago Bulls in motion in opposition to the Baltimore Bullets, circa 1970, on the Baltimore Civic Center. (Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
Walker battled a protracted sickness, in accordance with NBA.com.
He was a seven-time All-Star and a champion in 1967 with Wilt Chamberlain, Hal Greer and Billy Cunningham.Â
Walker was traded to the Bulls in September 1969, teaming with Bob Love to make the Bulls a robust contender for the championship. However, the 2 by no means reached the NBA Finals collectively.
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Sixers’ Jim Washington defends in opposition to Chicago Bulls’ Chet Walker in Philadelphia on Dec. 31, 1969. (AP Photo/Rusty Kenn File)
He retired after the 1974-75 season and completed his profession averaging 18.2 factors and seven.1 rebounds per recreation. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2012.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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