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First Briton physiotherapist earns six NBA rings

5/27/2026

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On 7 September 1974 Alex McKechnie arrived in Vancouver from Glasgow with $300 and no job.
He became a physiotherapist who told NBA star Shaquille O'Neal to wait his turn and later devised a playground-inspired knee-injury recovery method.
At age 74 he has earned six NBA championship rings, the first Briton to win such a ring as a player or sideline staff, and remains in high demand.

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Story summary

On 7 September 1974 Alex McKechnie arrived in Vancouver from Glasgow with $300 and no job.
He became a physiotherapist who told NBA star Shaquille O'Neal to wait his turn and later devised a playground-inspired knee-injury recovery method.
At age 74 he has earned six NBA championship rings, the first Briton to win such a ring as a player or sideline staff, and remains in high demand.