Hal Greer, a Hall of Fame guard and the Philadelphia 76ers' career leading scorer, died Saturday night in Arizona after a brief illness, the team announced Monday. He was 81.
Greer spent 15 seasons with the Syracuse Nationals and Philadelphia 76ers and finished his career with a record 21,586 points. He's also the 76ers' career leader in field goals, field goals attempted, games and minutes played.
Greer made 10 consecutive All-Star games and earned All-Star Game MVP honors in 1968. He was also the second-leading scorer on Philadelphia's NBA championship team of 1966-67.
Jazz rookie injured
Utah Jazz rookie guard Donovan Mitchell has a left foot bruise and his status is uncertain for Game 2 of their playoff series against Oklahoma City.
Mitchell left the Thunder's Game 1 victory Sunday after stubbing his toe in the third quarter, and he played sporadically the rest of the way. A team spokesman said Mitchell had an MRI on Monday, and the team will provide an update on Tuesday. When asked if he was concerned about missing Game 2 on Wednesday, Mitchell said, "Not at all."
"I can walk," he said. "… I feel fine right now."
Mitchell had 27 points and 10 rebounds in Game 1.
