“I don’t really care who guards me” – Larry Bird dismissed the hype around the defender giving him problems in the NBA Finals Larry Bird dismissed Robert Reid after the Rockets made life difficult for ...

© 2026 Yahoo. All rights reserved. NEW ORLEANS — Bob Pettit, an imposing scorer and rebounder for the St. Louis Hawks and winner of the NBA's first Most Valuable ...

Bob Pettit, the relentless power forward who became the NBA's first MVP and its original 20,000-point scorer, has died. He was 93. Pettit's alma mater, Louisiana State University, announced Thursday ...

The NBA champion and 11-time All-Star was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1971. Brett Martel | The Associated Press The first MVP in NBA history, Bob Pettit was a true ...

Bob Pettit, an NBA legend and the last living player from the Milwaukee Hawks era, died Sept. 25 at age 93. Drafted second overall by Milwaukee in 1954, the future Hall of Famer and NBA scoring ...

An NBA champ and regular-season MVP, Bob Pettit was one of 4 players to average 20 points and 20 rebounds for a season. Shaun Powell The first player to reach 20,000 points, Bob Pettit never finished ...

Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Bob Pettit, the dominant scorer and rebounder who earned the inaugural NBA ...

Bob Pettit, an imposing scorer and rebounder for the St. Louis Hawks and winner of the NBA’s first Most Valuable Player award in 1956, has died. He was 93. Pettit’s alma mater, LSU, announced Thursday ...

Hall of Famer Bob Pettit, the first NBA player to reach 20,000 points and one of five players to make the All-Star team in each season of his career, died Wednesday, Sept. 23. He was 93. The Naismith ...

NEW ORLEANS -- Bob Pettit, an imposing scorer and rebounder for the St. Louis Hawks and winner of the NBA's first MVP award in 1956, has died. He was 93. Pettit's alma mater, LSU, announced Thursday ...

Sep 25 (Field Level Media) - Basketball legend Bob Pettit, a Hall of Famer and first winner of the NBA's MVP award, has died. He was 93. The 11-time NBA All-Star and two-time college All-American at ...

An 11-time NBA All-Star and one of the league’s greatest scorers and rebounders in its history has died. Bob Pettit, the first NBA MVP winner, died at the age of 93, the Naismith Basketball Hall of ...