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Just on the second day of 2021, sadly the first death of an illustrious person in sport is reported. this Saturday Paul Westphal died, Historic player, coach and member of the Basketball Hall of Fame that in the 90s had as rival in an NBA Finals to Michael Jordan.
Champion on one occasion in the NBA playing for the Celtics in the 70s, but remembered mainly with the Phoenix Suns, Westphal had recently been inducted in 2019 into the Enclosure of the Immortals in Springfield, Massachusetts.
What did Paul Westphal die of?
Journalist Mike Lupica reported that 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 during the 1970s, Paul Westphal played 12 seasons in the NBA distributed between the Phoenix Suns, Boston Celtics, Seattle Sonics and New York Knicks, obtaining five nominations the All-Star Game and four times chosen in the Ideal Team All-NBA.
Her single title as a basketball player won it in the 1973-74 season with the Celtics in a race with 930 games between Regular Phase and Playoffs; then he became a coach, a facet in which he spent a decade with Phoenix, Seattle and Sacramento.
Westy will not be immortalized just by 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 that Westphal lost to Jordan
Undoubtedly his most remembered stage was the first with the Suns, being the leader of that remembered set of the Suns 1992-1993. It was his first year as head coach after being an assistant and he led Arizona to the Finals, with Charles Barkley as MVP. there it would end falling in front of Michael Jordan’s remembered Chicago Bulls.