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What happened to Drazen Petrovic in Germany?
Twenty-seven years ago Sunday, Drazen Petrovic was tragically killed in a car accident in Denkendorf, Germany while traveling to Berlin to play for Croatia in a qualification tournament for the 1993 EuroBasket.
Is Drazen Petrovic alive?
June 7, 1993Dražen Petrović / Date of death
What NBA player was in a car accident?
Parsons, known for his lethal three-point shooting During his NBA career, Parsons played for Houston Rockets, Dallas Mavericks, Memphis Grizzlies and Atlanta Hawks, the latter being the team he was playing for when he suffered the car accident and which fired him in February 2020.
What happened when a fan approached Divac after a critical win for the national team?
As Divac and the others celebrated, a fan came onto the court displaying a Croatian flag. Divac, intent on keeping this a Yugoslav celebration, angrily snatched the flag and pushed the fan away from the team. It was an automatic gesture and one he did not think about afterwards.
Is Jerome Kersey death?
February 18, 2015Jerome Kersey / Date of death
Who killed Petrovic?
He was named one of FIBA’s 50 Greatest Players in 1991. On 7 June 1993, Petrović’s career and life were cut short, after he died in a car accident, at the age of 28.
Where is Chandler Parsons now?
Atlanta HawksChandler Parsons / Current team (#31 / Small forward)
What injuries did Chandler Parsons have?
Parsons “suffered multiple severe and permanent injuries including a traumatic brain injury, disc herniation and a torn labrum,” according to his attorneys in a January 2020 statement. The three-car crash in Atlanta was caused by a person who was charged with DUI.
What trailblazer died?
Women’s Basketball Trailblazer Lusia Harris Dies at 66 Lusia Harris, who became the only woman to be officially drafted by an NBA team and scored the first points in women’s basketball history at the Olympics, died Tuesday, her family announced.