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Title: R.I.P. Kevin Duckworth
Post by: pootypooty on August 26, 2008, 09:02:10 AM

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/2008-08-26-duckworth-obit_N.htm

LINCOLN CITY, Ore. — Former Portland Trail Blazers center Kevin Duckworth died while on a trip to the Oregon Coast to host a free basketball clinic. He was 44.

The Lincoln County sheriff's office confirmed the death. He died Monday.

The 7-foot Duckworth spend six-plus seasons with the Trail Blazers starting in 1986-87 and was a Western Conference All-Star in 1989 and 1991.

Duckworth came up with San Antonio as a second-round pick out of Eastern Illinois in 1986 and moved on to the Blazers are only 14 games with the Spurs.

After leaving Portland in 1993, he played two seasons in Washington and one for the Milwaukee Bucks before one final season with the Los Angeles Clippers in 1996-97.

Title: Re: R.I.P. Kevin Duckworth
Post by: Hatesrats™ on August 26, 2008, 10:36:27 AM

R.I.P.
(What's up with Young dudes Dying this year?)

Title: Re: R.I.P. Kevin Duckworth
Post by: Turf Hitta on August 26, 2008, 02:22:36 PM

dammit man! seems like everybody is dying. i remember meeting him at Fred Meyers when I was little. RIP

Title: Re: R.I.P. Kevin Duckworth
Post by: Now_Im_Not_Banned on August 26, 2008, 03:03:35 PM

RIP

Title: Re: R.I.P. Kevin Duckworth
Post by: eS El Duque on August 26, 2008, 03:38:12 PM

R.I.p

Title: Re: R.I.P. Kevin Duckworth
Post by: OG Hack Wilson on August 29, 2008, 07:42:34 PM

he called 911 for cardiac issues i heard somewhere

musta been his heart

Title: Re: R.I.P. Kevin Duckworth
Post by: Turf Hitta on August 29, 2008, 07:58:25 PM

^^^congestive heart failure.