arrowsmith 445 Posted July 26, 2023 11 minutes ago, Youth in Asia said: That's huge news, but also a bit weird. How can an 18yo get a cardiac arrest? Been taking illegal substances? Happens more than you’d think. Usually an undiagnosed heart condition combined with strenuous exercise. 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth in Asia 1,087 Posted July 26, 2023 Or the pressure of having to emulate his father when he is clearly nowhere near as good, can make him take some bad decisions 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,972 Posted August 12, 2023 Minor Basketball player and somewhat more successful coach Henry Dickerson has died at 71: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/beckley-native-henry-dickerson-dies-003800271.html DDP pick. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted August 12, 2023 8 hours ago, gcreptile said: Minor Basketball player and somewhat more successful coach Henry Dickerson has died at 71: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/beckley-native-henry-dickerson-dies-003800271.html DDP pick. Stunning what does and doesn’t get a QO. The guy who was the coach of the British equestrian Olympic team is still waiting, but this guy gets one. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,985 Posted August 14, 2023 Atanas Golomeev was born in Sofia and died aged 76 on Aug/12. He is the most decorated Bulgarian basketball player of all time. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players, in 1991. In 2019, he was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame. Golomeev participated in five EuroBasket competitions (1969, 1971, 1973, 1975 and 1977). In EuroBasket 1973 and EuroBasket 1975, he was the tournament's top scorer, scoring 156 and 160 points respectively. He earned EuroBasket All-Tournament Team selections four times, in 1971, 1973, 1975 and 1977. https://www.fiba.basketball/news/bulgarian-legend-atanas-golomeev-passes-away-aged-76 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,985 Posted August 21, 2023 Tonino Zorzi was born in Gorizia and died at the age of 88 in 19/aug ,in the same place, the Italian basketball player, has been a member of the Italia Basket Hall of Fame since 2011. He was named the best player of all time for Pallacanestro Varese, As a coach, he won the Cup Winners' Cup with Partenope Napoli in 1970 . He achieved 5 promotions from Serie A2 to Serie A1: three with Reyer Venezia Mestre (1976, 1981, 1986), one with Viola Reggio Calabria (1989) and Pallacanestro Pavia (1991). an older edition (1955), that post is now held by Al Inniss (top scorer in 1959) (born 1936 in the USA) https://www.gazzetta.it/basket-italiano/19-08-2023/morto-tonino-zorzi-88-anni-leggenda-basket-italiano-470600092798.shtml?refresh_ce-cp Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,985 Posted August 22, 2023 Sergei Babkov was born in Novosibirsk and died at the age of 56 on 21/aug, was a Russian professional basketball player, top scorer in the German League in 1994. won silver medals at the 1994 FIBA World Championship (in the gold medal game, he led all scorers with 22 points) and at the 1998 FIBA World Championship. https://www.sport-interfax.ru/917173 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted August 26, 2023 On 25/07/2023 at 11:05, TomTomTelekom said: Breaking News: Bronny James, son of LeBron James, suffered cardiac arrest on court: https://edition.cnn.com/2023/07/25/sport/bronny-james-cardiac-arrest/index.html Bronny James diagnosed with congenital heart defect. Expected to make a full recovery. https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/26/sport/bronny-james-heart-defect/index.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HDS 235 Posted August 29, 2023 Coolidge Ball (great name for a basketball player), the first African-American athlete to play any sport at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), dead at 70. Ball was a Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Ole Miss Athletic Hall of Fame inductee. A statue of him stands outside the Ole Miss basketball arena. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,985 Posted September 1, 2023 Ludovic Vaty was born in Abymes and died in Toulouse at the age of 34, the French basketball player played for his country's national team in 2012 and for the youth teams achieved great prominence, in 2013 he was forced to end his career after the discovery of a heart disease incompatible with high-level sports practice https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludovic_Vaty https://www.ladepeche.fr/2023/09/01/basket-ball-apres-son-arret-cardiaque-lors-dun-entrainement-a-toulouse-ludovic-vaty-est-mort-11425959.php Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HDS 235 Posted September 2, 2023 On 27/05/2023 at 07:13, HDS said: Dikembe Mutombo is selling his Atlanta-area mansion according to this. Mutombo just sold his New York City condo. Still very quiet as far as health updates are concerned. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Perhaps 1,423 Posted September 7, 2023 Corey ''Homicide'' Williams, former American basketball player who made a name for himself in the Australian NBL has stage 4 colon cancer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dwadingindeath 5 Posted September 13, 2023 Brandon Hunter, former NBA player and Ohio University star, dead at 42. Collapsed at end of yoga class. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,985 Posted September 20, 2023 Phil Sellers was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died at the age of 69 from a stroke, in the NBA he played for the Detroit Pistons https://www.nj.com/rutgersbasketball/2023/09/phil-sellers-hoops-star-who-led-rutgers-to-final-four-dies-at-69.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whoismakoto 328 Posted September 22, 2023 Former Cleveland Cavaliers coach David Blatt in a wheelchair. MS must be advanced by now since he announced it in 2019. https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02GDy9J1YAvaXcvwt8WbhKciti5sLKGcyHfvz1yRr82nbdoQJRqTBqBHeRxTFZ77sNl&id=100077670066910&post_id=100077670066910_pfbid02GDy9J1YAvaXcvwt8WbhKciti5sLKGcyHfvz1yRr82nbdoQJRqTBqBHeRxTFZ77sNl&mibextid=CDWPTG Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HDS 235 Posted September 30, 2023 Joye Lee-McNelis, longtime head coach for the University of Southern Mississippi women’s basketball team, announced her lung cancer has returned. After reading through the linked article, could a dead pool enthusiast possibly ask for more in terms of background, treatment details, outlook, etc. regarding her situation? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,727 Posted October 10, 2023 Basketball coach Brendan Malone, best known for winning back-to-back NBA Championships as an assistant coach with the Detroit Pistons in 1989 and 1990, died at 81 years: https://www.denverpost.com/2023/10/10/brendan-malone-dies-michael-malone-nba-nuggets/ He was also a three-time Coach of the Year winner as the head coach of Power Memorial Academy. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,045 Posted October 17, 2023 On 13/07/2023 at 03:54, Perhaps said: Dick Vitale has cancer for the third time. This time vocal chord cancer. Dick Vitale planning to return to the booth: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/college-basketball/article-12640105/ESPN-Dick-Vitale-cancer.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,985 Posted October 23, 2023 Giambattista Cescutti was born in Udine and died in the same place after being run over by a car at the age of 84 on October 20, he played for Triestina, won the Scudetto in 59 with Simmenthal Milano, he also played for Victoria Pesaro (where he was twice the highest scorer in the series A), With Ignis Varese he won the 1964 Scudetto, the 1966 FIBA Intercontinental Cup and the 1967 FIBA Saporta Cup. With the Italian National Team he participated in the 1963 FIBA World Championship and the 1963 and 1965 EuroBasket, as a coach notably winning a Swiss Basketball League and a Swiss Cup with SP Federale Lugano, and achieving promotion from Serie A with Associazione Pallacanestro Udinese https://www.gazzetta.it/motori/la-mia-auto/21-10-2023/incidente-mortale-nino-cescutti-l-ex-campione-di-basket-muore-a-84-anni.shtml Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RetroGamer47 429 Posted October 26, 2023 Cavs Legend of the 70s Bingo Smith Dead 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,045 Posted November 1, 2023 DDP pick Bobby Knight reported dead all over the XMusk. 5 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimbean1121 238 Posted November 1, 2023 40 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: DDP pick Bobby Knight reported dead all over the XMusk. rip to the goat Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,982 Posted November 2, 2023 *Throws chair in his honor* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,416 Posted November 2, 2023 Walter Davis reportedly dead aged 69. Played for the Phoenix Suns from 1977-1988, then the Denver Nuggets from 1988-1991. A six time NBA All-Star, he was also on the Gold Medal winning USA Team at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,985 Posted November 8, 2023 Aaron Harper was born in Jackson, Mississippi and died in Oxford, Mississippi on November 4th in a traffic accident at 42, played in Argentine basketball for Quimsa, Ferro Carril Oeste, in Bulgaria for Levski Sofia https://www.leprogres.fr/amp/encadres/2023/11/04/deces-d-aaron-harper-ancien-joueur-de-la-chorale Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
