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Dead NBA Players

RIP to all of these former players. How many can you name?
NCAA Prospects that were expected to get drafted to the NBA ARE included.
Team for each player is what team they played the most seasons with.
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Last updated: November 7, 2023
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Team
Cause
Death Date
POS.
Answer
Kings
Self-inflicted gunshot
8/14/1989
SF
Ricky Berry
Celtics
Heart attack
6/19/1986
SF
Len Bias
NCAA
Car crash
4/22/2021
SG
Terrence Clarke
Hawks
Heart enlargement
10/15/2005
C
Jason Collier
Pelicans
Gunshot
5/28/2016
SG
Bryce Dejean-Jones
NCAA
Murdered (shot)
6/12/2003
C
Patrick Dennehy
NCAA
Accidental electrocution
2/8/1965
SF/PF
Wayne Estes
NCAA
Murdered (shot)
5/13/2006
PG
Ryan Francis
NCAA
Car crash
3/23/2021
SF/PF
Oscar Frayer
Jazz
Car crash
5/23/1980
SG/SF
Terry Furlow
NCAA
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (mid-game)
3/4/1990
SF/PF
Hank Gathers
Timberwolves
Car crash
8/17/2007
PF/C
Eddie Griffin
Nets
Plane crash
6/24/1975
SF/PF
Wendell Ladner
Celtics
Cardiac arrest (mid-practice)
7/27/1993
SF
Reggie Lewis
Magic
Heart enlargement (mid-practice)
7/10/2000
PF/C
Conrad McRae
Nets
Car crash
6/7/1993
SG
Dražen Petrović
Hornets
Car crash
1/12/2000
SG
Bobby Phills
Jazz
Carbon monoxide poisoning (Suicide)
9/16/1982
PF
Bill Robinzine
Timberwolves
Car crash
5/20/2000
SF/SG
Malik Sealy
NCAA
Car crash
1/19/1993
PF
Chris Street
G League
Cardiac arrest (mid-game)
3/26/2018
SF
Zeke Upshaw
Suns
Plane crash
8/16-1987
C
Nick Vanos
Lakers
Helicopter crash
1/26/2020
SG/SF
Kobe Bryant
Celtics
Natural causes
7/31/2022
C
Bill Russell
Jazz
Congestive heart failure
1/5/1988
SG
Pete Maravich
Warriors
Congestive heart failure
10/12/1999
C
Wilt Chamberlain
Celtics
Pneumonia
4/25/2019
SF/SG
John Havlicek
76ers
"Brief illness"
4/14/2018
G
Hal Greer
Royals
Leukemia
5/30/2012
SF/SG
Jack Twyman
Suns
Cancer
10/6/2017
F/C
Connie Hawkins
Lakers
Natural causes
3/22/2021
SF
Elgin Baylor
76ers
Heart attack
8/27/2015
C
Darryl Dawkins
Pistons
Heart attack
5/14/2003
F
Dave DeBusschere
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