Legendary Chicago Bulls forward Bob Love, one of the first stars the team had, has died at the age of 81 after a battle with cancer. Love spent the bulk of his NBA career with the Bulls, then spent decades as a team ambassador in a variety of roles after ...

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.

It was not exactly a lovefest when Bob Love arrived in Chicago on Nov. 23, 1968. The Milwaukee Bucks dealt Love and Bob Weiss to the Bulls before a game against the Atlanta Hawks at Chicago Stadium, and both he and Weiss were relegated to the bench that night.