…treated him like a son and got him in shape and made him a player.
Every time I saw him I called him ‘Dad.’ I hope he knew how much I appreciated and loved him.”
His No. 24 was retired by the Rockets, with whom he won the MVP in 1979 and 1982.
Malone joined the 76ers in 1983 and added his third MVP award while leading the 76ers to that championship after making his famed “Fo’, Fo’, Fo’,” prediction that the Sixers would win their playoff series in four-game sweeps.
He wasn’t far off: The Sixers lost just one game in that postseason before sweeping the Lakers in the NBA Finals, with Malone winning finals MVP award after averaging 26 points in that postseason.
Malone’s death comes shortly after the passing after another 76ers center, Darryl Dawkins.
Malone was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2001 and attended the induction ceremonies for the year’s class in Springfield, Massachusetts this weekend before returning to his native Virginia.
Three-Time NBA MVP Moses Malone Dies At 60 was originally published on blackdoctor.org
