Chris Ford, who made the first 3-point shot in NBA history, dies in the USA
The athlete was a true legend of Boston.
The famous basketball player and one of the NBA legends Chris Ford has died in Philadelphia at the age of 75.
According to preliminary information, the cause of the tragedy could be a repeated heart attack.
Ford spent most of his career at Boston, where he won the league championship in 1981.
But his most iconic achievement is the accurate three-point shot on October 12, 1979, which became the first in the history of the NBA after the introduction of a new rule.