Mike Carter, Hapoel Holon legend, dies at 71

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Mike Carter, an American basketball player nicknamed "The Madman," died on Saturday at the age of 71 after entering surgery during which all of his body's systems failed. The league and the teams issued statements of condolence on his death.

Carter arrived in Israel in the early 1980s and played for Hapoel Holon. He played 11 seasons in the top league and scored more than 2,400 points. In 1996, his jersey was raised to the rafters of Ulam Hapahim.