Hall of Fame forward Clyde Lovellette dies after cancer battle

Clyde Lovellette, the Hall of Fame forward who led Kansas to the 1952 national championship before helping the U.S. win gold at the Helsinki Olympics, died Wednesday after a battle with cancer. He was 86.

Lovellette spent 11 seasons in the NBA, averaging 17.0 points and 9.5 rebounds in 704 regular-season games with Minneapolis, Cincinnati, St. Louis and Boston.

The four-time All-Star helped Minneapolis win the NBA title as a rookie in 1954 and was on Boston's championship teams in 1963 and 1964 in his last two seasons in the league.