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08-26-2008, 03:07 PM
Former NBA centre Kevin Duckworth died Monday night at the age of 44.
Duckworth was in Lincoln City in northwest Oregon for a youth basketball clinic when he collapsed and died, according to a statement released by the Portland Trail Blazers. The cause of death was not immediately known and an autopsy is planned.
The seven-foot Duckworth was selected by the San Antonio Spurs in the second round of the 1986 draft but traded early in his rookie season to Portland, where he would spend seven seasons.
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Duckworth was in Lincoln City in northwest Oregon for a youth basketball clinic when he collapsed and died, according to a statement released by the Portland Trail Blazers. The cause of death was not immediately known and an autopsy is planned.
The seven-foot Duckworth was selected by the San Antonio Spurs in the second round of the 1986 draft but traded early in his rookie season to Portland, where he would spend seven seasons.
More (http://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/story/2008/08/26/duckworth-obit.html)<BR><BR>RIP