Don Adams (basketball)

Donald Lamar Adams was an American professional basketball player. He was tall and weighed.
Born in Atlanta, Adams attended South Fulton High School in Fulton, Georgia. He played college basketball for the Northwestern Wildcats and was selected in the 8th round of the 1970 NBA draft by the San Diego Rockets. In his National Basketball Association career, Adams averaged 8.7 points per game, 5.6 rebounds per game and 1.8 assists per game. In the ABA, Adams played with the Spirits of St. Louis and played for the league minimum late in the 1974-75 season. Notably, in a scuffle between Marvin Barnes and Swen Nater, he cane from the blind side to deck Nater with one punch. Adams averaged 10.1 points per game, 5.1 rebounds per game and 3.9 assists per game before moving back to the NBA with the Buffalo Braves late in the 1975-76 season.
Adams worked as a financial advisor and lived in Southfield, Michigan, after his retirement from playing. He was married and had two children. Adams died at Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak on December 25, 2013.