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George McGinnis, the former NBA and ABA All-Star who was later inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, has died at 73 after reportedly suffering a cardiac arrest.

The Indiana native's medical emergency was first revealed on Tuesday by the Indianapolis Record Newspaper and long-time NBA insider Peter Vescey, who reported that McGinnis had been on life support for three days.

'The greatest Indiana Pacer ever is fighting for his life after going in to cardiac arrest,' read a Facebook post on the newspaper's account. 'Please light a candle for George McGinnis.'

On Thursday, the Pacers revealed that McGinnis had passed away.

'From his all-state high school days to his time as an IU All-American and, of course, to his legendary ABA championship runs with the Pacers, George McGinnis shaped so many of the fondest basketball memories for generations of Hoosiers,' read a statement from the Pacers and the Simon Family, which owns the team.