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Posts Tagged ‘Former NBA Player’

Ex-Grizzlies guard Burks remains in critical condition

Tuesday, July 21, 2009 20:17

Former Memphis Grizzlies and University of Memphis point guard Antonio Burks remains in critical condition a day after being shot during a robbery. A spokeswoman for Regional Medical Center in Memphis said Tuesday morning there was no change in the medical condition of Burks, who underwent surgery Monday night after he ...

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Former NBA forward Brian Grant diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease

Wednesday, May 20, 2009 7:46

Former NBA forward Brian Grant revealed Monday that he has Parkinson's disease and is starting a Web site devoted to his fight with the neurological disorder. The 37-year-old Grant told ESPN.com that he was diagnosed in January with "young onset Parkinson's" and began having tremors in his left hand last summer. ...

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Former player Tisdale dies at age 44 after bout with cancer

Saturday, May 16, 2009 10:31

Wherever Wayman Tisdale went, whatever he was doing, chances were he was smiling. Tisdale was a three-time All-American at Oklahoma in the mid-1980s before playing a dozen years in the NBA and later becoming an accomplished jazz musician. But those ...

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Former Bulls’ forward Blount sentenced to 1 year in prison

Thursday, May 14, 2009 10:46

Former NBA player and University of Cincinnati star Corie Blount was sentenced to one year in prison on Wednesday in a plea arrangement resulting from drug charges. Blount, 40, had pleaded guilty in Butler County Common Pleas Court last month to two felony counts of marijuana possession after prosecutors ...

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Jordan’s locker goes for $23,000 at auction

Tuesday, April 21, 2009 11:49

A locker used and autographed by Michael Jordan sold for $23,000 at a sports charity auction. The wood-paneled locker was one of 13 items belonging to Jordan up for sale Saturday. The items were offered by the Bulls and Hunt Auctions. The total proceeds for the Jordan items was almost $113,000. Other items ...

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Former NBA player Kennedy McIntosh dies at age 60

Thursday, March 12, 2009 9:51

Kennedy McIntosh, who played four years in the NBA with the Chicago Bulls and the Seattle SuperSonics, has died. He was 60. McIntosh died Friday of a stroke at UCLA-Santa Monical Hospital, said niece Dara McIntosh. Born in Detroit, McIntosh attended Eastern Michigan University from 1967-71 where he remains the school's career ...

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