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Phil Jasner, Hall-of-Fame basketball writer

Philadelphia basketball is less a sport than it is a community: past and present, college and pro, the people and their stories woven together. Phil Jasner, the premier chronicler of that community, as well as one of its most cherished members, died Friday at age 68.

Ed Snyder (left) poses for a photo with Phil Jasner and his life partner Marcia Levinson at the induction 2011 ceremony for the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame. November 11, 2010 (Sarah J. Glover / STaff Photographer) EDITOR'S NOTE: DN-C Jasner is inducted into the Phila Sports Hall of Fame. Photo taken during 2011 induction ceremony.
Ed Snyder (left) poses for a photo with Phil Jasner and his life partner Marcia Levinson at the induction 2011 ceremony for the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame. November 11, 2010 (Sarah J. Glover / STaff Photographer) EDITOR'S NOTE: DN-C Jasner is inducted into the Phila Sports Hall of Fame. Photo taken during 2011 induction ceremony.Read more
    by Bob McGovern
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