NBA legend John "Hot Rod" Williams is battling cancer and is currently on life support. He is now in the intensive care unit of a hospital in his hometown near Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
According to CBS Sports, Williams was the second-round draft pick of the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1985 and became the team's sixth man most of the time with them. He played nine seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers along with Larry Nance, Mark Price, Craig Ehlo, and Brad Daugherty that made the team one of the bests in the East over the mid- 1980's to early 1990's.
The Phoenix Suns traded Dan Majerle for Williams in 1995 in need of a big-man even though William's career is winding down. He played three seasons with the Phoenix Suns and another one with the Dallas Mavericks before retiring at the end of 1998-1999 season.
He averaged 11 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 1.6 blocks over his 13-year career. He is second in Cleveland Cavalier's franchise history to hit 1, 200 blocks.
Based on a publishing of Yahoo Sports, Williams starred at Tulane, and has an average of 16 points, seven rebounds, and 1.7 blocks per game over his four-year career that placed his name at or the top of several categories in the Green Wave records book, earning him Metro Conference player of the Year honors in 1984. He made his way to NBA Draft in 1985.
Although Williams was Tulane's start player from 1981-1985, it was stained by controversy when he was accused in a point shaving scandal in 1985. He survived two trials where the first one ended in mistrial and the second found him not guilty on all five counts. The point shaving scandal abolished the Tulane's Men's Basketball program for four seasons when the coaching staff and the director resigned, but the program was revived in 1988.
