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74-Year-Old Brit Physio, First UK NBA Champion, Treats Shaq

6/6/2026

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He has earned six NBA championship rings, becoming the first Briton to win an NBA championship ring.
He moved from Glasgow to Vancouver on 7 September 1974 with $300 and no job.
He qualified as a physiotherapist and treated NBA star Shaquille O'Neal and his entourage.
He devised a novel knee-injury recovery method after watching a children's playground.
At age 74, the pioneering physio remains in high demand.

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Story summary

He has earned six NBA championship rings, becoming the first Briton to win an NBA championship ring.
He moved from Glasgow to Vancouver on 7 September 1974 with $300 and no job.
He qualified as a physiotherapist and treated NBA star Shaquille O'Neal and his entourage.
He devised a novel knee-injury recovery method after watching a children's playground.
At age 74, the pioneering physio remains in high demand.