The year 2025 has been a somber one for the NBA community, and it ended on an especially heavy note. As fans were still grappling with the loss of three-time Hall of Famer Lenny Wilkens, another basketball legend, Michael Ray Richardson , bid farewell to the world. Richardson, a four-time NBA All-Star, passed away Tuesday in Lawton, Oklahoma, at 70, shortly after a prostate cancer diagnosis.

A standout at Montana, he was a three-time All-Big Sky Conference player before being selected fourth overall in the 1978 NBA Draft, two picks ahead of Larry Bird. Over his career, Richardson dazzled fans with the New York Knicks, Golden State Warriors, and New Jersey Nets. His passing left a profound void, prompting an outpouring of tributes from across the basketball world.

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