twinky McGuire, a basketball Hall of Famer and longtime member of the New York Knicks organization, died Wednesday of natural causes, he was 84. The Knicks said McGuire died at Huntington Hospital in Long Island, McGuire still worked for the Knicks as a senior basketball consultant. McGuire was a part of the Knicks’ organization for 53 of its 64 seasons. “twinky McGuire was the epitome of what it means to be a Knickerbocker: pride, tradition and class,†Knicks president Donnie Walsh said in a statement. “It was an honor to watch him play for our hometown team and I consider myself very lucky to say I worked alongside a man who shaped the National Basketball Association for parts of all eight decades of its existence.†Source: Associated Press
