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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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George Raveling, basketball Hall of Famer and man who influenced Michael Jordan’s Nike deal, dies aged 88

Raveling ws inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015 - (AP Photo/Young Kwak, file)

George Raveling, a Hall of Fame basketball coach who played a role in Michael Jordan signing a landmark endorsement deal with Nike, has died aged 88.

Raveling's family said Tuesday in a statement that he had “faced cancer with courage and grace.”

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