Wes Unseld, the Hall of Famer who led the then-Washington Bullets to the franchise's only NBA championship, has died, his family says. He was 74.
Wes Unseld, the burly Hall of Famer who led the then-Washington Bullets to the franchise's only NBA championship, died Tuesday morning, his family said in a statement. He was 74.
Unseld's family said he passed away surrounded by relatives and following lengthy health battles, most recently with pneumonia. "He was the rock of our family -- an extremely devoted patriarch who reveled in being with his wife, children, friends and teammates," his family wrote."He was our hero and loved playing and working around the game of basketball for the cities of Baltimore and Washington D.C., cities he proudly wore on his chest for so many years.
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