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This is a list of all notable basketball players who died while still on a team roster or as a free agent. A majority of them died in accidents such as cars or plane crashes. Some suffered sudden cardiac death, which has a higher incidence in basketball among young athletes.
- Melvin Turpin
- Bill Robinzine
- Phil Hankinson
- Eddie Griffin
- Ricky Berry
After four noteworthy years at the University of Kentucky, Melvin Turpin was drafted sixth overall in the famous 1984 NBADraft. He was drafted by the Washington Bullets but it was immediately traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers. After three seasons with them, he played a year with the Utah Jazz and then called the curtains on his career in 1990 after...
Bill Robinzine entered the league as a 6-foot 7-inch forward, who was drafted 10th overall in the 1975 Draft by the Kansas City Kings (now Sacramento Kings). Over the course of seven years in the league, he played for four teams - Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, Utah Jazz and of course the Kings. He was a known as a good rebounder and among ...
Phil Hankinson played just two years in the NBA but he played with possibly the best franchise ever - the Boston Celtics. He was drafted 35th overall, in the second round of the 1973 Draft. He was even a member of the Championship clinching 1974 Celtics squad. Unfortunately, Hankinson suffered a career-ending knee injury in 1975. 21 years later, he...
Eddie Griffin began his NBA career with the Houston Rockets, after being drafted and traded by the New Jersey Nets in 2001. His first two years were solid once, including an All-NBA Rookie Second team selection, however, alcoholism was a major part of life. The Rockets cut him after numerous troubles - missing practices and a team fight. He missed ...
Drafted 18th overall by the Sacramento Kings, Ricky Berry had a bright future ahead of him. After playing his four college years at San Jose State under his father, the 6-foot 9 forward had a solid rookie season with averages of 11.0 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists while shooting 40.6% from beyond the arc. He is one of the only three players f...
Kely McClung. Actor: Kerberos. Kely McClung is an Award Winning Director/Writer/Actor who was launched into the movie industry after winning the brutal World Championship in Full Contact Stick-Fighting.
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Kely McClung is an Award Winning Director/Writer/Actor who was launched into the movie industry after winning the brutal World Championship in Full Contact Stick-Fighting.
Feb 5, 2023 · Mark Catlin. Yet these two women’s lives were tragically cut short after they sustained serious head injuries in their pursuit of sporting greatness and then took their own lives. Catlin was...
An autopsy determined that he committed suicide by a gunshot wound to the head. [ 31 ] Honeycutt's mother later sued the LAPD , saying it failed to de-escalate the situation and get him medical care.
The story is kept simple, Kely McClung is a DEA agent whose partner is killed during a heroin bust, however rather than seek revenge, he seeks out a vacation and his dead partner's smoking hot sister (Alex Meneses).
