{"id":198316,"date":"2026-05-12T20:59:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T20:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2026\/05\/12\/nba-player-clarke-dies-aged-29\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T20:59:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T20:59:37","slug":"nba-player-clarke-dies-aged-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2026\/05\/12\/nba-player-clarke-dies-aged-29\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA player Clarke dies aged 29"},"content":{"rendered":"<div >\n<p ><b >Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke has died at the age of 29, the NBA team has confirmed.<\/b><\/p>\n<p >The Canada-born player was a first-round draft pick in 2019 and had played only two games this season because of injuries.<\/p>\n<p >The Grizzlies said they are &#8220;heartbroken&#8221; by the loss. A cause of death has not yet been revealed.<\/p>\n<p >&#8220;Brandon was an outstanding team-mate and an even better person whose impact on the organisation and the greater Memphis community will not be forgotten,&#8221; the team said in a statement.<span >, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/p>\n<p >Clarke played 309 NBA games, including 50 starts, and scored an average of 10.2 points per game.<\/p>\n<p >He was arrested in Arkansas last month on charges that included speeding and possession of a controlled substance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >Clarke was born in Vancouver and was a dual citizen of Canada and the USA, having moved with his family to Phoenix when he was three.<\/p>\n<p >After playing college basketball at San Jose State and then Gonzaga, he was drafted by the Oklahoma City Thunder and traded to the Grizzlies soon after.<\/p>\n<p >His only two games this season were in December, although he travelled to the UK in January for the Grizzlies&#8217; win over the Orlando Magic in London.<\/p>\n<p >&#8220;He was so loved by all of us here and everyone whose life he touched,&#8221; read a statement by his agency, Priority Sports.<\/p>\n<p >&#8220;He was the gentlest soul who was the first to be there for all of his friends and family.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p >NBA commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement: &#8220;As one of the longest-tenured members of the Grizzlies, Brandon was a beloved team-mate and leader who played the game with enormous passion and grit.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke has died at the age of 29, the NBA team has confirmed. The Canada-born player was a first-round draft pick in 2019 and had played only two games this season because of injuries. The Grizzlies said they are &#8220;heartbroken&#8221; by the loss. 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