{"id":1194091,"date":"2020-06-25T15:36:13","date_gmt":"2020-06-25T19:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1194091"},"modified":"2020-06-25T15:36:16","modified_gmt":"2020-06-25T19:36:16","slug":"the-tragic-death-of-former-trail-blazers-center-kevin-duckworth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/the-tragic-death-of-former-trail-blazers-center-kevin-duckworth\/","title":{"rendered":"The Tragic Death of Former Trail Blazers Center Kevin Duckworth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Kevin Duckworth was a draft-day steal. He was selected by the San Antonio Spurs back in the 1986 NBA draft<\/a> but spent most of his NBA career playing for the Portland Trail Blazers<\/a>. The 7-foot, 275-pound center went on to play 11 years in the league, making two NBA All-Star appearances. While in town to help kids with a free basketball clinic after his playing days in 2008, Duckworth collapsed in his hotel room and never regained consciousness. He was pronounced dead after paramedics worked on him for 30 minutes. He was 44.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kevin Duckworth's NBA career<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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