UNDATED (AP) _ Former NBA player, coach and executive Al Bianchi (bee-AN’-kee) has died at 87.
Bianchi was an original member of the 76ers, starting his 10-year career with the Syracuse Nationals in 1956-57 and remaining with the team following its move to Philadelphia.
The New York Knicks said Bianchi died in Arizona of natural causes. He was the team’s general manager from 1987-91.
