NBA news: Obituaries (page 2)
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Thursday, December 15, 2016
Longtime Turner Sports broadcaster Craig Sager has died at the age of 65. Sager battled acute myeloid leukemia since he was first diagnosed in 2014.
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Greg Ballard, who played 11 NBA seasons and helped the Washington Bullets win the league title in his rookie season, died Wednesday from prostate cancer.
Tuesday, July 26, 2016
Former NBA player and U.S. Olympian Dwight Jones died Monday, according to the University of Houston. He was 64.
Sunday, July 17, 2016
Nate Thurmond, one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA history,passed away Saturday morning in San Francisco at the age of 74 after a short battle with leukemia.
Saturday, June 11, 2016
Brooks Thompson, a first-round NBA draft pick and former Texas-San Antonio men's basketball coach, has died. He was 45.
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
Hours after interviewing for an assistant-coaching job with the New York Knicks, former NBA center Sean Rooks collapsed and died in a Philadelphia restaurant.
Saturday, May 28, 2016
Pelicans' Bryce Dejean-Jones has died at 23 from a gun shot wound in his abdomen, a representative with the Dallas County medical examiner office confirmed.
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Former Lakers forward Jim McMillian died Monday at age 68. McMillian was the third-leading scorer on the Lakers' 1971-72 team that won the NBA title.
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Dwayne "Pearl" Washington, the flashy point guard who led the Miami Heat in scoring their inaugural game on Nov. 5, 1988, died Wednesday at 52.
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Vince Boryla, a former player, coach and general manager in the NBA, died Sunday. He was 89. Boryla played five seasons for the New York Knicks.