Jo Jo White was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015. Boston Celtics legend Jo Jo White, who helped the franchise return to glory in the 1970s after Bill Russell's retirement, lost his battle with cancer at age 71, the team announced on Tuesday night. White played 10 seasons for the Celtics before finishing his career with the Golden State Warriors and Kansas Cit Kings, making seven straight All-Star appearances and winning two NBA titles in Boston alongside John Havlicek and Dave Cowens.