1977 Topps basketball card of a former player who excelled in both the American and National Basketball Associations, Maurice Lucas. He was a preeminent power forward in his time, starting in the ABA with the Spirits of St. Louis franchise, then with the NBA’s Portland Trailblazers, where he was part of that franchise’s 1977 championship team. He played a total of 14 seasons of professional basketball, 12 of them in the NBA. Lucas was a five-time NBA All Star, and his physical play as a power forward earned him the nickname “The Enforcer”. He served as a Portland assistant coach after retiring, but health concerns forced him to resign from that position in 2010, the same year he passed away from cancer.