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Former Houston Rockets star Robert Reid, who helped lead the franchise to its first two NBA Finals runs, died on Monday, the team confirmed.
He was 68.
Reid, according to the Houston Chronicle, died at his home on Monday after a battle with cancer.
The Rockets first selected Reid with the No. 40 overall pick in 1977 out of St. Mary’s University in San Antonio. He spent his first 10 seasons in the league with the franchise, and helped lead them to NBA Finals appearances in both 1981 and in 1986, though they fell both times to the Boston Celtics. He averaged 11.6 points and 4.9 rebounds in his 10 seasons with the Rockets. He retired for one season when he was 27 and missed the 1982-83 campaign to focus on his religion, but he returned the following year.
Reid then spent brief stints with the Charlotte Hornets, Portland Trail Blazers and Philadelphia 76ers before he retired after the 1991 season. To this day, Reid still ranks in the top 10 in Rockets franchise history in games played, steals, points, rebounds, blocks and assists. Only Hakeem Olajuwon, Calvin Murphy and Rudy Tomjanovich have played in more games.
"It is with great sorrow that my family and I received the news of the passing of Rockets legend, Robert Reid,” Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta said in a statement on social media, in part. "I have had the privilege of knowing Robert for over 40 years, and his presence always brought joy and positivity to any room he entered. I will never forget watching the Rockets teams he was a part of in the '80s compete in the Finals and the love he had for the game.”
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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