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Unfortunately, the first death of an illustrious person in sports will not be reported until the second day of 2021. This Saturday Paul Westphal has passed away, historic player, coach and member of the Basketball Hall of Fame who turned a 90s rival in an NBA final against Michael Jordan.
One-time NBA champion who played for the Celtics in the 1970s, but was especially remembered with the Phoenix Suns, Westphal had just been included in the Immortals’ Precinct in 2019 and Springfield, Massachusetts.
What did Paul Westphal die from?
Reported journalist Mike Lupica Paul Westphal died of brain cancer at the age of 70, with whom he had a very close relationship.
Who was Paul Westphal?
Considered one of the most consistent moving guards in the 1970s, Paul Westphal played in the NBA for 12 seasons divided among the Phoenix Suns, Boston Celtics, Seattle Sonics, and New York Knicks, earning five All-Star Game nominations and four All-NBA Ideal Team nominations.
to be single title as a basketball player he won it in the Season 1973-74 with the Celtics in a career with 930 games between the regular phase and the play-offs; he then became a coach, a role in which he spent a decade with Phoenix, Seattle and Sacramento.
Westy will not be immortalized for playing basketball. He will be remembered for how he lived his life and how he treated others.
Rest in peace, Westy ????
– Phoenix Suns (@Suns) January 2, 2021
The Final Westphal lost to Jordan
Without a doubt, his most remembered stage was the first with the Suns, as the leader of that remembered team of the 1992-1993. It was his first year as a head coach after serving as an assistant, and he led the Arizona team to the final, with Charles Barkley as MVP. It would end there falling for Michael Jordan’s remembered Chicago Bulls.