CHICAGO (CBS) -- Bob Love, an NBA basketball legend ... During his time with the Bulls, Love—nicknamed "Butterbean"—was a three-time NBA All-Star. The 6-foot 8-inch Love was also the Bulls ...

CHICAGO — Former Chicago Bulls star forward Bob “Butterbean” Love has died, the team announced. He was 81. Love died Monday after a long battle with cancer, the team said in a post to X.

He was nicknamed "Butterbean" because he liked lima beans ... he was taken by Milwaukee in the expansion draft in 1968. Love and Bob Weiss were traded to Chicago in November 1968 for Flynn ...