Willis Reed, nthano yomwe idatsogolera New York Knick kupambana pamipikisano iwiri m'ma 1970s ndipo amadziwika kuti adapatsa mpira wa basketball ku New York City imodzi mwamphindi zosaiŵalika, adamwalira Lachiwiri. Ali ndi zaka 80, anali.
Pa Marichi 21, 2023, nthawi ya 3:45 PM, a Knick adalemba chithunzi cha Reed akulowa m'bwalo ndi nsana wake ku kamera, moyang'anizana ndi osewera nawo pomwe amakonzekera masewera opikisana nawo a 1970, imodzi mwamphindi zodziwika bwino kwambiri mu NBA. ndi mbiri ya Madison Square Garden.
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Ngakhale anali ndi ntchafu yong'ambika mu Game 5 ya NBA Finals pakati pa New York Knicks ndi Los Angeles Lakers, Reed adatenga nawo gawo mu theka loyamba lamasewera ampikisano atakhala pa Game 6 motsutsana ndi Los Angeles Lakers. Pa Meyi 8, 1970, Reed adamenya nkhondo kuti alowe bwalo la basketball pamasewera opambana 7 pomwe adayamikiridwa ndi gulu la Madison Square Garden. Ndipo kenako adawombera awiri oyamba, kulimbikitsa gulu lake ndi unyinji. Ngakhale adavulala iye ndi kaputeni wa Knicks, pamodzi ndi Walt Frazier adathandizira kutsogolera gululi ku mpikisano wa 113-99 komanso mutu wawo woyamba wa NBA. Kuphatikiza pa mpikisano wopambana wa Michael Jordan adawombera mutu wake wachisanu ndi chimodzi mu 1998 ndipo Magic Johnson adamaliza kampeni yake ya rookie potenga pakati pa Game 6 ya komaliza ya 1980 kuti atsogolere a Lakers kuti apambane, machitidwe olimba mtima amatchulidwa kawirikawiri. chimodzi mwa zochitika zosaiŵalika m'mbiri ya masewera. Mu 1971-72, adangosewera masewera 11, koma adabwereranso chaka chotsatira kuti atsogolere Knicks ku mpikisano wachiwiri mu nyengo yake yomaliza.
Willis Reed ndi ndani?
Willis Reed Jr. anabadwira ku Hico, Louisiana, pa June 25, 1942, ndi Willis Sr. ndi Inell Reed. Anathamangira ku Bernice, Louisiana, Anali wosewera waku America wa NBA, mphunzitsi, komanso manejala wamkulu. Anamwalira pa Marichi 21, 2023. Kumayambiriro, Reed adawonetsa luso lake lamasewera ndipo adachita nawo basketball ku Lillie, Louisiana's West Side High School. Ntchito yake yaku koleji idathera ku Grambling State University (yomwe nthawiyo inkadziwika kuti Grambling College), komwe wakumanzere adapanga. Kumeneko, anathandiza a Tigers kupambana mpikisano wa 1961 NAIA, maudindo atatu a Southwestern Athletic Conference, ndi malo achitatu mu 1963. Mu 2022, sukuluyi inachotsa nambala yake ndipo inasinthanso bwalo la Reed.
Adasewera New York Knicks kwa nthawi yonse yaukadaulo wake wa basketball (1964-1974). Adayamba mawonekedwe a All-Star, adalandira Mphotho ya NBA Rookie of the Year, adasankhidwa kukhala Gulu Loyamba la NBA All-Rookie, ndipo adawonekera koyamba pa All-Star. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inducted Reed mu 1982. Anaphatikizidwa pakati pa "50 Greatest Players mu NBA History" mu 1996. Reed adadziwikanso kuti ndi mmodzi mwa ochita bwino kwambiri pamasewera pamene adasankhidwa ku NBA. Gulu Lokumbukira Zaka 75 mu Okutobala 2021.
Ntchito yake yamasewera itatha, Reed adakhala zaka pafupifupi khumi ngati mphunzitsi wamkulu komanso wothandizira m'magulu osiyanasiyana (pakati pa 1981 mpaka 1985, adatumikira monga mphunzitsi wamkulu pa yunivesite ya Creighton komanso ngati mphunzitsi wothandizira pa yunivesite ya St. John. Kuphatikiza apo, Reed adathandizira Sacramento Kings ndi Atlanta Hawks mu NBA) mpaka adakwezedwa paudindo wamamanejala komanso wachiwiri kwa purezidenti woyang'anira basketball (1989-1996) ku New Jersey Nets. Paudindo wake ngati wachiwiri kwa purezidenti wamkulu pamayendedwe a basketball, adawathandiza mu 2002 ndi 2003 kuti afike mu NBA Finals.
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