Barnett died in his sleep overnight at an assisted living facility in Largo, Florida, according to multiple media reports. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2024 as a player and as a three-time All-America for Tennessee A&I (now Tennessee State) teams that won three consecutive NAIA championships (1957-59) —the first HBCU program to win a national title in basketball.

Former New York Knicks great Dick Barnett has died at the age of 88, the team announced on Sunday. He helped the team to two championships.

Anthony Edwards led the Minnesota Timberwolves to a big win over the Los Angeles Lakers, while the New York Knicks survived another game against the Detroit Pistons.

Each of those teams was pushed to the brink of playoff elimination on Sunday, losing Game 4s to fall into 3-1 holes in their respective best-of-seven series. One more loss and they’re out. In Sunday’s nightcap,

After the Minnesota Timberwolves secured a clutch win to beat the Los Angeles Lakers and go up 3-1 in the series, NBA fans went wild on social media.