Reggie Lewis
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Reggie Lewis (November 21 1965 - July 27 1993) was a basketball player for the Boston Celtics from 1987-1993. Lewis tragically died when he collapsed on the basketball court at an off-season practice in 1993 due to a heart ailment.
He averaged 20.8 points per game in each of his last two seasons with the Celtics, and finished with a career average of 17.6 points per contest. His #35 jersey was retired by the Celtics as a memorial to him.
Trivia
- Reggie Lewis appeared in a coin-operated video game called NBA Jam.
External Links
- Remembering Reggie... on Celtics.com (http://www.nba.com/celtics/news/070203_RememberingReggie.html)