Which basketball player died today?
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Asked by: David Weil
Bob Lanier at the Eastern Conference Finals in 1983 when he played for the Milwaukee Bucks. Bob Lanier, an eight-time All-Star and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer, died Tuesday, the NBA said. He was 73.
What basketball star just died?
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Adreian Payne, a former Michigan State basketball standout and NBA player, has died in a shooting. He was 31. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to a shooting at 1:34 a.m. Monday when Payne was identified and taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.
What former NBA player died today?
Adreian Payne, a former first round pick in the NBA draft who earlier starred on Michigan State University’s basketball team, was shot and killed in Orlando Monday, according to local authorities.
Is Bob Lanier still alive?
Robert Jerry Lanier Jr.
(September 10, 1948 – May 10, 2022) was an American professional basketball player who was a center for the Detroit Pistons and the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Lanier was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992.
Which NBA player has died?
This is a list of basketball players with notable careers, who died while still on a team roster or a free agent.
Deaths of active players with individually notable careers.
| Name | Jason Collier |
|---|---|
| Team | Atlanta Hawks |
| League | NBA |
| Cause of Death | heart condition |
Who is on the NBA logo and why?
The socks are embroidered with the NBA logo and, well, Jerry West might as well be looking in the mirror. After all, the Hall of Famer has been depicted as The Logo — the silhouette outline that captures him dribbling with his left hand while dashing to the rim.
Who shot Payne?
Lawrence Dority
Monday and found Payne had been shot. He was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Payne was 31. Authorities say the suspected shooter, 29-year-old Lawrence Dority, remained at the scene and was interviewed by homicide detectives.
Who killed Adrian Payne?
Lawrence A. Dority
Former NBA player Adreian Payne was fatally shot while sitting in the driver’s seat of a car in Florida early Monday morning, according to charges filed in Orange County. The alleged killer, 29-year-old Lawrence A. Dority, has been charged with first-degree premeditated murder.
