{"id":1198,"date":"2013-08-06T19:30:01","date_gmt":"2013-08-07T00:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pauleide.com\/?p=1198"},"modified":"2018-10-19T19:45:28","modified_gmt":"2018-10-20T00:45:28","slug":"this-week-in-nba-history-2002-lakers-announcer-chick-hearn-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/this-week-in-nba-history-2002-lakers-announcer-chick-hearn-dies\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week In NBA History 2002: Lakers Announcer Chick Hearn Dies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3645 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/chick-hearn.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"344\" \/><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3645 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/chick-hearn.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"344\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>In 2002, Lakers legendary announcer Chick Hearn passed away.\u00a0Hearn&#8217;s voice may be the most recognizable of any announcer in NBA history.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In terms of legacy and impact not only on his teams organization, but the sport as a whole, there are only a handful of announcers who have had the kind of impact Chick Hearn did.<\/p>\n<p>Hearn broadcast 3,338 consecutive Lakers games starting on November 21, 1965 and ending with midway through the 2001-02 season on December 16, 2001 when he underwent cardiac bypass surgery. After the surgery he was pumping gas and fell, breaking his hip, which kept him out even longer.<\/p>\n<p>But Hearn returned; the final Lakers game he called was Game 4 of the 2002 NBA Finals where the Lakers defeated the New <a href=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/trae-young-jersey-and-net-worth\/\">Jersey Nets<\/a> to win their third consecutive NBA championship.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from having a singular voice that essentially defines the Lakers thanks to broadcasting the biggest events in the history of the franchise, Hearn made lasting contributions to the sport as well.<\/p>\n<p>Hearn is credited with inventing the terms &#8220;air ball&#8221;, &#8220;slam dunk&#8221; and &#8220;no harm, no foul.&#8221; He also did games on both radio and TV which was almost unheard of at the time.<\/p>\n<p>During the summer of 2002, Hearn suffered a fall at his home and hit his head. Three days later, on August 5, 2002, Chick Hearn died from his injury. 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