wˌaɪl hiː wʊd ˈoʊnli plˈeɪ ɪnðɪ ˌɛnbˌiːˈeɪ fɔːɹ sˈɛvən sˈiːzənz ˈæftɚwɚdz, hɪz nˈʌmbɚ wʊd biː ɹᵻtˈaɪɚd baɪ ðə sˈʌnz ˌɔn noʊvˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks bᵻfˌoːɹ bˌiːɪŋ ɪnðə nˈeɪsmɪθ bˈæskɪtbˌɔːl hˈɔːl ʌv fˈeɪm ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː.
While he would only play in the NBA for seven seasons afterwards, his number would be retired by the Suns on November 19, 1976 before being in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992.