Gus Williams, the dynamic, score-first point guard who was named to two All-Star Games and earned the nickname “Wizard,” died Wednesday.

NBA champion Gus Williams, who played for 11 years and led the Seattle SuperSonics to their only championship in 1979, died on Wednesday at age 71. The Washington Wizards, who Williams played for in the final year of his career, shared the news on social media.

Former NBA point guard Gus Williams, who helped bring the only championship to the SuperSonics in 1979, died Wednesday.

Gus "The Wizard" Williams, a former Seattle Supersonics player who led the team to its only NBA championship in 1979, has died at age 71.

Former Seattle Sonics star point guard Gus Williams, the leading scorer on the franchise's lone NBA championship team, died at age 71.

Gus Williams, an NBA champion and two-time All-Star, has died. He was 71. He was living in a care facility in Baltimore at the time of his death, according to the Seattle Times. The newspaper also reported that Williams suffered a stroke in 2020.

A legendary NBA star has died at 71 years old on Wednesday evening. Gus Williams, one of the best players in Seattle SuperSonics history, died on Wednesday. He was 71 years old. Williams reportedly died after his body "broke down" over the past couple of days.