Hall of Fame center Nate Thurmond, who spent the majority of his NBA career with the Warriors, has died after a battle with leukemia. He was 74.
The Warriors announced that Thurmond died Saturday morning in San Francisco, calling his bout with leukemia "brief."
"We've lost one of the most iconic figures in the history of not only our organization, but the NBA in general, with the passing of Nate Thurmond," Warriors owner Joe Lacob said in a statement. "Nate represented this franchise with class, dignity and humility as both a player and community relations ambassador for over 40 years.