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Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic has earned a second straight NBA Most Valuable Player trophy to become the second consecutive international player to win two in a row

The eight-time All-Star, who muscled up beside the likes of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as one of the NBA's top players of the 1970s, died Tuesday. Lanier had worked for the league as a global ambassador.

Lanier played 14 seasons with the Detroit Pistons and Milwaukee Bucks and averaged 20.1 points and 10.1 rebounds for his career. He is third on the Pistons’ career list in both points and rebounds.

Basketball big man Bob Lanier has died after a short illness

The day after the series finale of your favorite TV show is always difficult.

There’s a familiar face atop the standings.

On May 4, 1980, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar sent the tone for the Lakers in their NBA Finals matchup versus the Philadelphia 76ers.

LOS ANGELES — It's after hours at the Los Angeles Lakers practice facility, and Magic Johnson is alone on the darkened court, practicing the skyhook, the signature weapon of team captain Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. When the veteran star spots Johnson, he grudgingly gives the rookie a private lesson, demonstrating how the…

On May 1, 1988, big man Mychal Thompson was unstoppable in a playoff game between the Lakers and the San Antonio Spurs.

On April 30, 1980, a rookie named Magic Johnson gave the Lakers the opportunity to play for the NBA world championship.

LOS ANGELES — It might have sounded like a bluff when Jerry West recently vowed to take his much-publicized battle with HBO "all the way to the Supreme Court."