Robert Reid, who played in two NBA Finals with the Rockets, died at the age of 68

Ex-Rockets star Robert Reid, who briefly retired to devote his time to religion, dies at 68. Reid starred for the Rockets in the '70s and '80s and briefly retired. Reid died on Monday after a cancer battle with the disease, he says.

Robert Reid played in two NBA Finals with Houston Rockets in 1981 and 1986. Reid died Monday at the age of 68. The Rockets confirmed Reid's death on Monday. Reid played for the Houston Rockets from 1981 to 1986. He was a member of the NBA Finals team that made the title in 1986.