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Brazil basketball legend Oscar Schmidt dies at 68

By www.espn.com - TOP Apr 17, 2026 | 10:36 PM

Oscar Schmidt, the Basketball Hall of Famer whom his Brazil compatriots know as the “Holy Hand,” died Friday. He was 68.

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