Former Celtics great Jo Jo White dies at 71

Jo Jo White pauses to acknowledge applause during the enshrinement ceremony for the Class of 2015 of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield Mass. Friday Sept. 11 2015. At right is White's Boston Celtics teammate Hall of Famer Da

Jo Jo White pauses to acknowledge applause during the enshrinement ceremony for the Class of 2015 of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield Mass. Friday Sept. 11 2015. At right is White's Boston Celtics teammate Hall of Famer Da

Beginning in 1969, White played in parts of 10 seasons with the Celtics, averaging 18.4 points, 5.1 assists and 4.3 rebounds per game before being traded to the Golden State Warriors in 1979.

"We are terribly saddened by the passing of the great Jo Jo White", the Celtics said in a statement announcing White's passing. He retired in 1981, and was selected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015. "He was a champion and a gentleman".

White, as noted in the tweet above, was the MVP of the 1976 NBA Finals, when the Celtics defeated the Phoenix Suns in six games.

As they are now comprised, the Celtics have developed incredible team chemistry and fought their way to the second highest win total in the National Basketball Association.

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White's No. 10 is retired by the Celtics at TD Garden.

Not only was White drafted by the Celtics, he was also drafted by the Dallas Cowboys and Cincinnati Reds.

White played at KU in the late 1960s, earning All-Big Eight honors three times while leading the Jayhawks to two NCAA and two NIT appearances.

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