Julius Erving among hundreds to honor longtime stats man

PHILADELPHIA — Hundreds of mourners packed a Philadelphia funeral home Friday to honor Harvey Pollack, the longtime NBA employee and statistics icon who died Tuesday at the age of 93.Pollack was the last original employee of the NBA's inaugural season to still be working in the league.Commissioner Adam Silver paid tribute to Pollack's contributions to the league Thursday night before the 76ers' first-round pick in the NBA draft.Besides Sullivan and Erving, also eulogizing Pollack were noted Philadelphia basketball personality Sonny Hill; Laura Price, who worked with Pollack for 19 years with the 76ers; his granddaughter, Allison; and his son, Ron.Besides 76ers games, Pollack headed stat crews at six major Philadelphia-area colleges and was Temple's football statistician for more than 60 years.