Knicks legend Dick Barnett dead at 88

Dick Barnett, a Basketball Hall of Famer and an All-Star who won NBA championships with the New York Knicks, has died, the squad announced connected Sunday. 

He was 88.

The Gary, Indiana, autochthonal was the 5th prime successful the 1959 Draft retired of Tennessee A&I. He started his vocation with the Syracuse Nationals, played 3 seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers and yet played 9 years with the Knicks from 1965 to 1974.

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Phoenix Suns' Dick van Arsdale, #5, comes successful connected a play arsenic New York Knicks' Dick Barnett, #12, prepares to determination retired with the shot during an NBA hoops crippled astatine New York's Madison Square Garden connected Oct. 21, 1969. (AP Photo/Ron Frehm, File)

"Throughout his illustrious career, Dick Barnett embodied everything it meant to beryllium a New York Knick, some connected and disconnected the court," the Knicks said successful a statement. "He near a affirmative interaction connected everyone helium encountered and this enactment is incredibly fortunate to person him beryllium specified an integral portion of its history. 

"His jersey volition everlastingly bent successful the rafters of Madison Square Garden, and his play passim his vocation volition everlastingly beryllium a portion of Knicks fans memories."

Barnett was a portion of the Tennessee A&I dynasty that won 3 consecutive NAIA championships successful 1957. The schoolhouse is present known arsenic Tennessee State.

Former New York Knicks prima Dick Barnett looks connected arsenic the Knicks instrumentality connected the Houston Rockets during the 2nd fractional of an NBA hoops crippled connected March 27, 2023 successful New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)

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He was a portion of the 1970 Knicks squad that defeated the Lakers successful 7 games to triumph the championship. He averaged 14.9 points and 3.6 assists that season. He played with Willis Reed, Walt Frazier and Dave DeBusschere.

In 1973, the Knicks defeated the Lakers again – this clip successful 5 games. He was mostly a seat subordinate astatine that constituent successful his career. Frazier, DeBusschere and Bill Bradley led the squad successful scoring.

He finished his vocation with a 15.8 points per crippled mean and 9,442 full points with the Knicks. He is ninth connected the Knicks’ vocation scoring database and his No. 12 jersey was retired successful 1990.

Hall of Fame inductee and erstwhile New York Knicks commencement Dick Barnett gestures during a timeout successful the archetypal fractional of the NBA hoops crippled betwixt the Knicks and the Cleveland Cavaliers connected Nov. 10, 2019 astatine Madison Square Garden successful New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

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Barnett was inducted into the Hall of Fame arsenic a subordinate successful 2024.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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