Ex-NBA center, 76ers assistant Rooks dies at 46 10:46 PM ET Jeff GoodmanESPN Insider Close Joined ESPN as a college basketball Insider in June 2013 Previously wrote for CBSSports.com and FOXSports.com Former NBA center and Philadelphia 76ers assistant coach Sean Rooks died Tuesday at the age of 46. "It is with deep sadness and overwhelming grief that we mourn the sudden loss of my son, Sean," … [Read more...]
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Ex-NBA center, coach Sean Rooks dies at 46
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Reports: Ex-NBA center, coach Sean Rooks dies at 46
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Street near Madison Square Garden becomes Muhammad Ali Way (The Associated Press)
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