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Former NBA star 'Moses Malone' dies from natural casues

FILE - In this Tuesday, May 31, 1983 file photo, Philadelphia 76ers Julius Erving, left, and Moses Malone, right, hold the NBA Championship trophy after defeating the Los Angeles Lakers in Los Angeles. Malone, a three-time NBA MVP and one of... (Copyright by WSLS - All rights reserved)

— The Virginia medical examiner's office says Hall of Fame basketball player Moses Malone died of natural causes.

Malone was found dead in a Norfolk hotel Sunday morning. He was 60.

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On Monday, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner said Malone's cause of death was listed as hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

Malone was found dead in a Norfolk hotel Sunday morning. He was 60.

On Monday, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner said Malone's cause of death was listed as hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.


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