Oscar B. “Ossie” Schectman — the man credited with scoring the first basket in the first ever NBA game (then called the BAA) — has passed away at the age of 94.
He played a little before my time (1946-47) but the NBA History twitter feed did a nice tribute to him, which we pass along part of.
https://twitter.com/NBAHistory/statuses/362238971486543874
https://twitter.com/NBAHistory/statuses/362251466150379521
https://twitter.com/NBAHistory/statuses/362251290207731713
https://twitter.com/NBAHistory/statuses/362245545684766720
https://twitter.com/NBAHistory/statuses/362258456465518592