NBA Hall of Famer Nate Thurmond diesROBERT GALBRAITH/ REUTERS Basketball hall of famer Nate Thurmond has died after a short battle with leukemia. ​Nate Thurmond, a Basketball Hall of Fame inductee considered one of the greatest centres ever to play in the NBA, has died. He averaged 15 points and 15 rebounds a game during his career and was inducted into the NBA Hall of Fame in 1985. Thurmond soon began playing the forward position, with Chamberlain at centre, before the Warriors traded Chamberlain in 1965 and Thurmond replaced him at centre. In 1974, Thurmond in one game became the first NBA player to record a quadruple-double by tallying double-digits in four statistical categories, with 22 points, 14 rebounds, 13 assists and 12 blocks.

Source: Stuff July 16, 2016 22:41 UTC