Ex-UConn Star, Top NBA Sixth Man Cliff Robinson Dies at 53

Ex-UConn Star, Top NBA Sixth Man Cliff Robinson Dies at 53
Clifford Robinson #30 of the New Jersey Nets looks on against the Miami Heat during the game at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida on Dec. 23, 2005. Eliot J. Schechter/Getty Images
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Cliff Robinson guided UConn out from the bottom and almost helped take the Portland Trail Blazers to the top.

He was one of the NBA’s best sixth men, a versatile player who became a predecessor of the modern center.