Willis Reed, leader on Knicks’ 2 title teams, dies at 80

Willis Reed, two-time Knicks champion and NBA Hall of Famer, dead at 80

Willis Reed, one of the greatest players in Knicks history whose gutsy return from injury for Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals solidified him as a symbol of toughness and perseverance, has died at age 80, the team announced Tuesday. Reed, a Hall of Fame center who played each of his 10 NBA seasons with the Knicks, was the MVP of both of the franchise’s championships. “As we mourn, we will always strive to uphold the standards he left behind — the u…

Willis Reed, two-time Knicks champion and NBA Hall of Famer, dead at 80

Willis Reed, one of the greatest players in Knicks history whose gutsy return from injury for Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals solidified him as a symbol of toughness and perseverance, has died at age 80, the team announced Tuesday. Reed, a Hall of Fame center who played each of his 10 NBA seasons with the Knicks, was the MVP of both of the franchise’s championships. “As we mourn, we will always strive to uphold the standards he left behind — the u…

Willis Reed, two-time Knicks champion and NBA Hall of Famer, dead at 80

Willis Reed, one of the greatest players in Knicks history whose gutsy return from injury for Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals solidified him as a symbol of toughness and perseverance, has died at age 80, the team announced Tuesday. Reed, a Hall of Fame center who played each of his 10 NBA seasons with the Knicks, was the MVP of both of the franchise’s championships. “As we mourn, we will always strive to uphold the standards he left behind — the u…

Willis Reed, leader on Knicks' 2 title teams, dies at 80

Reed was the undersized center and emotional leader on the Knicks’ two NBA championship teams.

Willis Reed, two-time Knicks champion and NBA Hall of Famer, dead at 80

Willis Reed, one of the greatest players in Knicks history whose gutsy return from injury for Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals solidified him as a symbol of toughness and perseverance, has died at age 80, the team announced Tuesday. Reed, a Hall of Fame center who played each of his 10 NBA seasons with the Knicks, was the MVP of both of the franchise’s championships. “As we mourn, we will always strive to uphold the standards he left behind — the u…

Willis Reed, leader on Knicks' 2 title teams, dies at 80

Reed was the undersized center and emotional leader on the Knicks’ two NBA championship teams.