Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Former Bucks player Restani dies at 58

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Former Bucks power forwardKevin Restani died in San Francisco after returning from Milwaukeewhere he had attended Game 3 between the Bucks and Atlanta Hawks onSaturday night. He was 58.

The Bucks didn't say how Restani died on Sunday night. While inMilwaukee, he had participated in the North American Association ofClub Athletic Directors basketball tournament.

Restani was playing for a team representing the Olympic Club of San Francisco.

The6-foot-9 Restani was nicknamed "Big Bird" by then Bucks play-by-playman Eddie Doucette and played in Milwaukee from 1974-79. He averagedsix points and 4.6 rebounds with the Bucks and played eight totalseasons in the NBA, making stops in Kansas City, San Antonio andCleveland.

 

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