10:49  ,  August 23, 2019

NBA legend, Bob Cousy, 91, awarded medal from Trump at White House

US President Donald Trump received the NBA legend player of the National Basketball Association, 91-year-old Bob Cousy and awarded the Medal of Freedom, CBS News reported

"If I had known I was going be eulogized, I'd have probably done the only decent thing and died for you,” he said.

"He's a great champion and we love champions," the president said to Cousy in the Oval Office. "You have achieved so much ... even beyond basketball."

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