The legendary Uliana Semionova, the Latvian player who revolutionized women's basketball with her 7-foot frame in the 1970s and 80s in the USSR, died on Friday at the age of 73, as confirmed by the Latvian Basketball Federation. Semionova suffered from acromegaly, a disorder caused by an excess of growth hormones that led to painful physical problems in her joints, exacerbated by her 285 pounds.