RIP Moses Malone

[DJ Fieri]

SportsCenter ‏@SportsCenter 3m3 minutes ago
THIS JUST IN: Three-time NBA MVP and Hall-of-Famer Moses Malone dies at age of 60.

 

[bksballer89]

WOW how?

 

[UK Cowboy]

Big Moses was a BEAST. RIP big man

 

[Texas Jefe]

Damn, that's the second 'ol Sixer to go.

Those were one of my fave teams back in the day...Moses, Chocolate Thunder, Dr J, et al.

 

[WhiteMamba]

NBA family has lost a true big man and legend

 

[DJ Fieri]

Not sure how. I've been looking since I woke and heard.

ESPN was very vague.

 

[DJ Fieri]

He was a trail blazer, first player to enter the NBA from HS. He was also a dominant player, used to back people down and then turn and score on them. One of my favorite centers of all time, right there with Shaq.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Darryl Dawkins died earlier this year.

 

[tducey]

RIP to one of the legends for sure.

 

[bksballer89]

Not sure how. I've been looking since I woke and heard.

ESPN was very vague.

Probably heart attack. It seems like playing professional sports bothers the heart as you get older

 

[Wamu]

A sad day for the NBA. RIP Moses.

 

[Hornsstampede2.0]

Fo Fo Fo Sixers.

Probably the best single season team ever assembled

RIP Moses.

 

[GNG]

RIP Moses.

 

[gohusk]

Probably heart attack. It seems like playing professional sports bothers the heart as you get older

I looked into it and from what I read that's not really the case (could be wrong though). But it does seem like NBA big men have a shorter lifespan than most people. Wonder if the size has something to do with it.

 

[gohusk]

Man, he was my favorite player in the early 80's.

 

[Rex Racer]

Damn, 60 is waaay too young to be passing on.

Gotta admit that I hated this guy when he played with Houston and the Sixers. He was one of the greats though and it's a shame he didn't live to be an old man with a bunch of grand kids crawling all over him.

 

[HammerDown]

NO NO NO NO NO!!!!!

 

[HammerDown]

I guarantee you Sir Charles is grieving right now. Mo was a father to him.

Show me anyone associated with Moses Malone who'll say something bad about him.

What a sad day.

 

[trojanfan12]

That sucks. Moses was great to watch play and by all accounts, was even better off the court. Sad day for the NBA.

 

[wildturkey]

WOW how?

Only thing I've seen is he passed in his sleep.

RIP. Great great player. He gets overlooked a bit I feel and I'm not quite sure why. Maybe its because he got traded a few times so he's not iconic with one place or maybe its just he didn't seem as outgoing media wise as others from his time.