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FORMER NBA STAR HAS DIED AT AGE 68

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Every player in Philadelphia 76ers history who has worn No. 50

Former NBA player Robert Reid, who spent most of his 13-year
career with the Rockets, has died. 

Reid died after a battle with cancer, according to the Houston
Chronicle.

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Singer Tony Bennett (Anthony Dominick Benedetto) is
96 today.

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

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Singer/Dancer Paula Julie Abdul IS 60 years
young today.

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Singer Tony Bennett (Anthony Dominick Benedetto) is
95 today.


Tony Bennett has won 19
Grammy Awards (including a Lifetime Achievement Award, presented in 2001) and two Primetime
Emmy Awards
, and was named an NEA Jazz Master and a
Kennedy Center Honoree. Bennett has sold over 50 million
records
worldwide.

In February 2021, it was revealed that Bennett was diagnosed
with
Alzheimer’s disease in 2016. Due to the slow progression
of his illness, he has continued to record, tour, and perform.

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BROADCASTER RETIRES AFTER 55 YEARS

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(FOXNEWS) – The legendary Marv Albert called the final game of his
55-year career on Saturday night.

Albert, who served as the play-by-play broadcaster for TNT,
announced in May that he had plans to retire once the Eastern Conference Finals were over. On Saturday night, the
Bucks
defeated the
Hawks in Game 6 to wrap up the series and set
up a Milwaukee-Phoenix
NBA Finals, which will begin on
Tuesday.

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