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Muhammad was shot in the pelvis and rushed by car to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.

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At the Bowl, Oldham came onstage in a wheelchair, which prompted Nelson to explain that the 82-year-old had cracked his pelvis in a “freak basketball accident” the other day.

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He suffered nine broken ribs and a collapsed lung and fractured his pelvis and collarbone.

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It starts with ‘the bowl’ — essentially his hip/pelvis/lower-back area.

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For the uninitiated, the “bowl” is essentially a player’s hip/pelvis/lower-back area.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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