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Brazilian basketball legend Oscar Schmidt dies at 68

sportsApr 17, 202638251

Oscar "Mão Santa" Schmidt, Brazil’s all-time leading scorer and a Basketball Hall of Famer, died Friday at 68 after emergency hospitalization, his family and officials said. A five-time Olympian and widely regarded as one of the sport’s greatest scorers, Schmidt was celebrated internationally, including in countries where he played and in the U.S., for his prolific scoring career.

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