Reporting on the death of sports heroes is never something fun to do. In fact, the year of 2021 seems like we have lost more professional athletes than ever before. Whether it is the NFL, MLB, NHL or NBA, it seems like every week we are reporting on a sports icon passing away.
This week unfortunately hits the NBA hard, and more specifically, the Los Angeles Lakers. This one actually flew under the radar a few weeks ago, but on July 26th it was reported that former Los Angeles Lakers 4th round draft pick in 1967, Cliff Anderson has passed away.
Anderson played college ball at St. Joseph’s University. He was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 4th round (35th pick overall) of the 1967 NBA draft. He played for the Lakers (1967–69), Cleveland Cavaliers and Philadelphia 76ers (1970–71) in the NBA and for the Denver Rockets (1969–70) in the ABA for 84 games.
In other Los Angeles Lakers and NBA news, Magic Johnson commented recently on why “his best team would dominate Jordan’s best team.”
See what Johnson had to say on the subject below: