Former Chicago Bulls star Bob Love died Monday after battling cancer, the team announced. He was 81. A forward out of Southern University, Love played 11 seasons in the NBA, nine spent with Chicago. Traded to the Bulls in the middle of the 1968-69 season ...

Love was a cornerstone of the franchise’s success in the early 1970s. He struggled with a stutter that he overcame only after his playing days were over.

Former Chicago Bulls forward Bob Love, who was a three-time All-Star with the team, has died on Monday after a battle with cancer, the organization said.