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IN BRIEF : Former NBA Star Hurt in Crash

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<i> From Times wire service</i> s

Former UCLA and NBA star Sidney Wicks suffered abdominal injuries today when a car he was driving was struck by a cement truck, officials said.

Wicks was listed in serious condition at Scripps Memorial Hospital after going into surgery.

Police spokesman Bill Robinson said Wicks and a male passenger were in a Cadillac that was hit in an intersection about 9 a.m.

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“The truck may have run a red light at the intersection,” Robinson said, adding that the unidentified passenger in the car was not injured.

Wicks played at UCLA from 1969 through 1971, earning All-America honors in 1970. He was the No. 1 draft pick of the Portland Trail Blazers and was named NBA Rookie of the Year in 1972, when he averaged 24.5 points per game. He averaged 21 points over his first four seasons.

He played 10 years in the NBA, averaging 16.8 points per game with Portland, Boston and the then-San Diego Clippers.

Wicks was a volunteer assistant coach at UCLA for four years under Walt Hazzard but left the team when Jim Harrick replaced Hazzard.

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