- Robert Reid (basketball)
Robert Keith Reid (born
August 30 ,1955 inAtlanta, Georgia ) is an American former professionalbasketball player.A 6'8" forward from
St. Mary's University, Texas , Reid played thirteen seasons (1977 –1982 ;1983 –1991 ) in theNational Basketball Association as a member of theHouston Rockets , Charlotte Hornets,Portland Trail Blazers , andPhiladelphia 76ers . He had his best overall season in 1980-81, when he was the second leading scorer on the Rockets team that reached the NBA Finals before losing to theBoston Celtics . When he retired as a player in 1991, Reid had tallied 10,448 career points, 4,168 career rebounds, and 2,500 career assists.In recent years, Reid has hosted basketball clinics for young athletes throughout the world, most recently in
India . [ [http://in.sports.yahoo.com/060604/139/64s8g.html "NBA legend Robert Reid breathes new life into Indian basketball"] ]Notes
External links
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/reidro01.html Career statistics] at [http://www.basketball-reference.com http://www.basketball-reference.com]
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