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NBA legend Julius 'Dr. J' Erving greets former Milwaukee Bucks' Bob Lanier (R) during LeBron James presentation for the NBA Rookie of the Year award at the NBA Store on New York's 5th Avenue on April 20, 2004. Stuart Ramson/AP Photo
Bob Lanier, the left-handed big man who muscled up beside the likes of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as one of the NBA’s top players of the 1970s, died Tuesday. He was 73.
The NBA said Lanier died after a short illness. The Hall of Famer had worked for the league as a global ambassador. The Athletic reported in 2019 that Lanier was being treated for bladder cancer.
