John S. "Bud" Palmer is a former pro basketball

Basketball

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 player. He was a member of the original New York Knickerbockers

New York Knicks

The New York Knickerbockers, prominently known as the Knicks, are a professional basketball team based in New York City. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association...

, and was their leading scorer in their inaugural season 1946/47. Palmer is considered to be one of the inventors of the jump shot.

After his NBA career ended, Palmer went on to a successful career as a sportscaster

Sportscaster

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.

He was Chief of Protocol and Official Greeter for the City of New York for seven years during John Lindsay

John Lindsay

John Vliet Lindsay was an American politician, lawyer and broadcaster who was a U.S. Congressman, Mayor of New York City, candidate for U.S...

's sdministration.