Former NBA player, broadcaster Steve Jones dies at 75
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Steve "Snapper" Jones, who played nine seasons in the ABA and NBA before working for decades as a prominent broadcaster, has died at 75, the NBA confirmed.
Jones ended his playing career with the Portland Trail Blazers in 1975-76 after eight years in the ABA, but became better known in the '90s as a fixture on the "NBA on NBC." He last worked as an analyst for the Blazers in 2006.
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