{"id":2030939,"date":"2023-09-13T17:48:05","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T21:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/42-year-old-former-nba-player-collapses-and-dies\/"},"modified":"2023-09-13T17:49:01","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T21:49:01","slug":"42-year-old-former-nba-player-collapses-and-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/42-year-old-former-nba-player-collapses-and-dies\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-NBA Player, 42, Collapses and Passes Away"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F42-year-old-former-nba-player-collapses-and-dies%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2030939&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former \u2062NBA\u200c Player \u2062Brandon Hunter Dies Suddenly \u200dat Age 42<\/h2>\n<p>Former NBA player Brandon Hunter \u2063tragically passed\u2063 away\u2064 on Tuesday at the age\u2062 of 42.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter collapsed while participating \u200bin \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-letter-from-a-washington-hot-yoga-studio-in-a-luxury-apartment-complex\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Letter From a Washington Hot Yoga Studio in a Luxury Apartment Complex\">hot yoga<\/a> in Orlando, Florida.\u200b The cause of death has not been released yet,\u2062 according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/former-nba-player-brandon-hunter-collapses-dies-age-42-rcna104821\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>His mother-in-law,\u2064 Carolyn Cliett, shared that Hunter regularly\u200d practiced hot yoga and was in good shape. The news of his sudden death has\u200d left his loved ones in shock.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter,\u2063 known for his skills as a power forward, was drafted by the Boston Celtics\u2063 in the second round of the \u200b2003 NBA draft.<\/p>\n<p>The Celtics&#8217; official\u200c account paid\u200b tribute to Hunter, referring to him as a &#8220;Celtic for life&#8221; in a \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WalkerAntoine8\/status\/1701692947626930421?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Although Hunter&#8217;s last NBA appearance was\u2064 in 2005 as a member of the Orlando Magic, the team\u2064 honored him with a statement on their \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-detroit-cctv-footage-shows-biden-ballot-dumps\/\" title=\"Report: Detroit CCTV footage shows Biden ballot dumps\">official account<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><\/p>\n<p>We are terribly saddened to learn of the loss of our former \u2062teammate, Brandon\u200d Hunter. We send \u200bour deepest condolences to\u2062 the entire Hunter family.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 The DeVos family, \u200bplayers, coaches and staff of \u200bthe \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OrlandoMagic?\">@OrlandoMagic<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OLs0XMjrdA\">pic.twitter.com\/OLs0XMjrdA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Orlando Magic PR (@Magic_PR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Magic_PR\/status\/1701750456857276449?\">September 13, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Although his NBA career was brief, with only 67 games \u200bplayed, Hunter found success\u200b in \u200dEuropean basketball.<\/p>\n<p>Originally from Cincinnati, Hunter was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mich-high-school-football-star-died-trying-to-disarm-school-shooter\/\" title=\"Mich. High School Football Star Died Trying to Disarm School Shooter\">standout player<\/a> for the Ohio University Bobcats, leading all of Division I college\u2062 basketball in rebounding during \u2064the 2002-03 season.<\/p>\n<p>The Ohio University basketball team\u200b expressed their sadness \u2063over the loss of their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michael-jordans-rookie-photo-sells-big-at-auction\/\" title=\"Michael Jordan's rookie photo fetches high price at auction.\">basketball \u200blegend<\/a>, Brandon Hunter, and extended their condolences to his \u200dfamily.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We are saddened \u200dto hear\u200d about the loss of Ohio basketball legend Brandon\u200b Hunter. Our thoughts are with \u200dBrandon\u2019s family at \u200cthis time. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tHpg3qsPzW\">pic.twitter.com\/tHpg3qsPzW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u200dOhio Men\u2019s Basketball (@OhioMBasketball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OhioMBasketball\/status\/1701774638643106301?\">September 13, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Tim O&#8217;Shea,\u2063 Hunter&#8217;s college\u2064 coach, took to Facebook \u2062to remember him\u200d as &#8220;the best player I\u200b ever had the good fortune of \u2064coaching.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>O&#8217;Shea also highlighted Hunter&#8217;s personal growth and how sports can positively impact someone&#8217;s life, especially coming \u200cfrom a challenging background.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter \u200cis survived by his wife and\u200b three children, \u2064aged \u200b5\u2064 to 15, according to NBC.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200d post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/42-year-old-former-nba-player-collapses-dies\/\">42-Year-Old Former NBA Player Collapses\u2063 and Dies<\/a> appeared\u2064 first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former NBA player Brandon Hunter, 42, tragically passed away during a hot yoga session in Orlando, Florida. The cause of his sudden death remains undisclosed. Hunter&#8217;s mother-in-law, Carolyn Cliett, revealed that he regularly practiced hot yoga and was in excellent physical condition, according to NBC News.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2006,"featured_media":2030940,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2030939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2030939","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2006"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2030939"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2030939\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2030940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2030939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2030939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2030939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}