PHOENIX (AP) — Dick Van Arsdale, a three-time All-Star who became the first Phoenix Suns player after being selected by the franchise in the 1968 expansion draft, has died. He was 81.

Known as the “The Original Sun”, Dick Van Arsdale was the first Phoenix Sun in 1968 and scored the team’s very first basket. A three-time All-Star during his 12-year career, Van Arsdale was ...