NBA's first MVP Bob Pettit dies aged 93

Summarised from 4 outlets · Updated 25 Sept, 01:49 · Archive

Bob Pettit, the NBA's first MVP and an 11-time All-Star, has died aged 93.

Bob Pettit, the NBA's first MVP award winner and an 11-time All-Star, has died aged 93. He spent his entire 11-season career with the Hawks and led the team to the 1958 championship. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame confirmed his death.

How it is being reported

• Bob Pettit, NBA Hall of Famer and its first MVP, dies at 93CBS News · 25 Sept, 01:34
• Bob Pettit, NBA legend and league’s first MVP, dead at 93New York Post · 25 Sept, 00:26
• NBA's first-ever MVP who retired as league's leading scorer dies at 93Daily Mail Sport · 24 Sept, 23:51
• NBA's first MVP Pettit dies aged 93BBC Sport · 24 Sept, 23:27

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