NBA-Suns Hall of Famer Hawkins dies at age 75
Oct 7 (The Sports Xchange) - Hall of Famer and 不死鳥／絶品 Suns 星／主役にする 今後 Connie Hawkins, who played seven seasons in the NBA, has died at the age of 75.
Hawkins, 愛称d "The 強硬派" and a Brooklyn playground legend, played four All-星／主役にする seasons with the Suns from 1969 to 1973. He also played for the Los Angeles Lakers and Atlanta 強硬派s.
The Suns, who retired Hawkins' number 42 jersey, 発表するd Saturday that he passed away on Friday.
"'The 強硬派' revolutionized the game and remains to this day an icon of the sport and one of basketball's 広大な／多数の／重要な innovators," the Suns said in a 声明. "His unique combination of size, grace and athleticism was 井戸／弁護士席 ahead of its time and his 署名 style of play is now a hallmark of the modern game.
"Connie's passion for the game was only matched by his 願望（する） to give 支援する to the 不死鳥／絶品 community, a 役割 which he played proudly as a Suns community 外交官／大使, spreading warmth and 親切 to everyone he 遭遇（する）d. We will 行方不明になる 強硬派 dearly. Our thoughts and 祈りs go out to his family and friends as we 嘆く／悼む the passing of a true Suns legend."
The 6-foot-8 Hawkins 普通の／平均（する）d 16.5 points, 8.0 回復するs, 4.1 補助装置s and 1.2 steals during his NBA career.
Before joining the NBA at age 27, Hawkins played two seasons in the American Basketball 協会, winning the league 肩書を与える and 最高殊勲選手 栄誉（を受ける）s with the Pittsburgh Pipers in 1967-68. He also played four seasons with the Harlem Globetrotters in the 1960s.
He became the first Suns player to be enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992.
Suns 広大な／多数の／重要な Steve Nash tweeted: "Gonna 行方不明になる the 強硬派! Legend! RIP." (Editing by 遺伝子 Cherry)
