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Fred McLeod, longtime voice of the Detroit Pistons and more recently the Cleveland Cavaliers, died Monday night at the age of 67, the Cavs announced Tuesday morning.
McLeod had been the Pistons’ play-by-play announcer from 1984-2006, during their heyday, spanning the championship years of the Bad Boys to the “Goin’ to Work” era before departing for Cleveland, where he called the Cavaliers’ title run behind LeBron James in 2016.
“He was always a very positive guy; he’s going to be missed,” said former Pistons center Rick Mahorn, who also does the color commentary for the Pistons radio broadcasts.