for the Golden State Warriors, features a Big Nate's BBQ kiosk with dishes that pay homage to his career. He was given the title "Warriors Legend & Ambassador" by the Warriors organization. Thurmond died on July 16, 2016, nine days away from his 75th birthday, after a short battle with leukemia. During the 2016–17 season, the Warriors paid homage to Thurmond by patching his number to their jerseys. Statistical accomplishments First player in NBA history to record a quadruple-double in a game: Chicago Bulls (120) vs. Atlanta Hawks (115), (OT) 22 points, 14 rebounds, 13 assists, and 12 blocked shots The game was Thurmond's debut with the Chicago Bulls. Alvin Robertson, Hakeem Olajuwon and David Robinson are the only other players to achieve a quadruple-double. Blocked shots were not recorded prior to 1973-74 One of five players in NBA history to average at least 15 rebounds per game for his career: 15.0 (14,464/964) Also done by Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, Bob Pettit and Jerry Lucas One of five players in NBA history to average at least 20 rebounds per game during a season: 21.3 (), 22.0 () Also achieved by Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, Bob Pettit and Jerry Lucas One of four players in NBA history to record 40 or more rebounds in a game: 42, vs. Detroit Pistons, Also achieved by Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain and Jerry Lucas NBA regular season record for rebounds in a quarter: 18, at Baltimore Bullets, NBA career statistics Regular season |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|San Francisco | 76 || – || 25.9 || .395 || – || .549 || 10.4 || 1.1 || – || – || 7.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|San Francisco | 77 || – || 41.2 || .419 || – || .658 || 18.1 || 2.0 || – || – || 16.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|San Francisco | 73 || – || 39.6 || .406 || – || .654 || 18.0 || 1.5 || – || – || 16.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|San Francisco | 65 || – || 42.5 || .437 || – || .629 || 21.3 || 2.6 || – || – || 18.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|San Francisco | 51 || – || 43.6 || .411 || – || .644 || 22.0 || 4.2 || – || – || 20.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|San Francisco | 71 || – || 45.2 ||