Pacers legend and Hall of Famer George McGinnis died Thursday morning, the NBA announced. He was 73 years old.
McGinnis died from complications from a cardiac arrest suffered last week at his home. He was taken to Community North Hospital in Indianapolis where family, friends and former teammates maintained a vigil of support until his passing, per the league.
McGinnis was an Indiana boy through and through. He led an unbeaten Indianapolis Washington High School team that won the 1969 state championship before attending Indiana University, where he led the Big Ten in both scoring and rebounding as a sophomore. He went on to join the ABA’s Pacers in 1971, with whom he spent the first four years of his career.
