Shaquille O'Neal goes to the basket defended by Alton Ford of the Houston Rockets on Dec. 25, 2003, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images
A retired basketball player who played in the NBA and overseas died after a long battle with cancer.
Alton Ford played in regular season games for the Houston Rockets and the Phoenix Suns before moving on to play in NBA affiliate D-League teams and overseas. He retired in 2011, Houston Chronicle reported.
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