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In Memoriam: Fallen Stars of 2023
The NBA assemblage has mislaid 1 of its own.
Darius Morris, a erstwhile Los Angeles Lakers constituent defender who besides played with several other teams successful the league astir a decennary ago, has died, according to aggregate reports. He was 33 years old.
"With large sadness we denote the passing of our dearly beloved son, Darius Aaron Morris," the athlete's household said successful a connection to TMZ Sports May 4. "During this clip of transition, his household asks that you delight respect their wishes for privateness and grace."
The origin of Morris' decease was not revealed. E! News has reached retired to a rep for Morris and has not heard back.
The Los Angeles-born hoops subordinate played with the University of Michigan's Wolverines earlier being drafted by the Lakers successful 2011. He spent 2 seasons with the team, playing alongside NBA fable Kobe Bryant, who died successful level clang successful 2020.
In 2013, Morris was reassigned to NBA G League squad the Los Angeles D-Fenders. In 2014, he played for the Philadelphia 76ers arsenic good arsenic the Memphis Grizzlies connected short-term contracts. He then joined the San Antonio Spurs and later, the Portland Trail Blazers earlier they waived him that October. Two months later, helium signed with the Brooklyn Nets, playing with the squad until mid-2015.
After leaving the NBA, Morris spent clip connected different NBA G League teams, including the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, and besides was a subordinate connected teams in foreign leagues, specified arsenic the Chinese Basketball Association's Guangdong Southern Tigers and astir recently, the French LNB Pro A's BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque successful 2020.
Former Michigan coach John Beilein shared a tribute to Morris pursuing quality of his death.
"Saddened to perceive astir the passing of erstwhile Wolverine Darius Morris," helium wrote connected X, formerly Twitter. "In 2010-11 Darius was our starting pt gd. He was a person successful that programme changing 21 triumph play that laid the instauration for Michigan's adjacent decennary of success. RIP DMo and condolences to the Morris family."
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