ESPN.com · Nov 11, 2025
Former NBA star Micheal Ray Richardson dies at age 70
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Four-time NBA All-Star Micheal Ray Richardson, who was once banned from the league for drug use, died Tuesday in Lawton, Oklahoma, after a short battle with prostate cancer at the age of 70, his attorney and friend John Zelbst told Andscape.
"The basketball world and anyone Micheal came in contact with lost a great sportsman," Zelbst said. "He lived life to the fullest. He overcame the most incredible odds to accommodate what he did in life. He serves as an example on how to redeem yourself and make something of yourself. I think he is the greatest NBA player that has never been inducted into the Hall of Fame. Incredible player, player, person and family man."