FILE - Boston Celtics Chris Ford (42), left, defends against Houston Rockets' Mike Dunleavy (10) during an NBA basketball playoff game in Boston, April 12, 1980. Boston won 95-75. Chris Ford, a member of the Boston Celtics 1981 championship team, a longtime NBA coach and the player credited with scoring the league's first 3-point basket, has died, his family announced in a statement. He was 74. The family revealed the death through the Celtics on Wednesday. No official cause was given, but the statement said Ford passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Joan Rathe, File)