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Hill led moment of silence before NBA Finals Game 5

Grant Hill asks for a moment of silence for the victims in the Orlando nightclub shooting before Game 5 Monday.
Grant Hill asks for a moment of silence for the victims in the Orlando nightclub shooting before Game 5 Monday.
By Chris Vivlamore
June 14, 2016

Grant Hill led a moment of silence to acknowledge the tragedy in Orlando prior to Game 5 of the NBA Finals in Oakland, the NBA announced Monday.

Hill, the Vice Chair of the Board of the Hawks, led the moment of silence at Oracle Arena prior to the Cleveland Cavaliers facing the Golden State Warriors.

Forty-nine people were killed at an Orlando nightclub Sunday morning during a shooting by a lone gunman.

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Chris Vivlamore is the sports editor at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has served as reporter and editor at the AJC since 2003.

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