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RIP Nick Weatherspoon

Editor's Note: Sad, sad news.  RIP -PM.

Former Bullet/Wizard Nick (Spoon) Weatherspoon passed away Friday.   Thoughts and prayers to the Weatherspoon Family. Spoon was a 6'7"  swingman that was a fan favorite during his time in DC and was a member of the NBA All-Rookie team his first year with the Bullets/Wizards. Weatherspoon left Illinois after the 1972-73 season as the school's career scoring leader with 1,481 points. The cause of death has not been disclosed.

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=3651268&campaign=rss&source=NCBHeadlines

 

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Sad and unexpected news…

But it brings back memories of me, trying to emulate that over the head, line-drive shot of his in High School.

by Rook6980 on Oct 21, 2008 10:17 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Yes the Spoon shot...

He probably was Juwan’s model for that one! RIP Spoon

by khrabb on Oct 21, 2008 1:59 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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