Basketball-New York's iconic 'Captain' Reed dies at 80

FILE PHOTO: Former NBA star Willis Reed smiles during a U.S. basketball team training session for the Beijing Olympics at the Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel in Macau July 30, 2008. REUTERS/Victor Fraile (CHINA) (BEIJING OLYMPICS 2008 PREVIEW)

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Hall of Famer Willis Reed, the beloved former New York Knicks player who won two championships, has died at the age of 80, the National Basketball Retired Players Association said on Tuesday.

The seven-time All-Star spent his decade-long career with the Knicks, where he famously took the court in Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers despite suffering a leg injury earlier.