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Michael Ray Richardson, ex-NBA star before ban, dies

Michael Ray Richardson, a four-time NBA All-Star who was banned from the league for drug use, died Tuesday. He was 70. The New York Knicks announced the news with the following statement: 'We are saddened to hear about the passing of former Knick Michael Ray Richardson.

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