NBA Legend Connie Hawkins Died

NBA Legend Connie Hawkins Died - NBA Central mourns this weekend. One of the legendary NBA player Connie Hawkins died on Friday (6/10/2017) local time. Hawkins died at the age of 75 years.

The departure of Hawkins announced by the Phoenix Suns. Hawkins was indeed spent his productive in the NBA along with the Suns.

The Suns did not announce the cause of death of Hawkins. But in recent years the health condition deteriorated. indeed Hawkins He was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2007.

Connie Hawkins

"We lost a legend. A player who is very dear to me who put us on the map, "said Jerry Colangelo, the Suns general manager like ESPN reported.

Hawkins recently went into the NBA at the age of 27 years. The NBA has always refused to allow Hawkins main because scandal implicated a score in college.

The player nicknamed The Hawks himself always denied the allegations. The principal also always asserted Hawkins is not involved. But the NBA remains obstinately refused to Hawkins.

Hawkins then sue the NBA because it forbade him to play in the greatest Basketball League in the world. The two sides finally agreed to terms where the NBA gave one million USD (according to his biography on the Hawkins confession). In 1969, the NBA eventually revoke sanctions for Hawkins.