Darius Morris, a four-year NBA veteran level guard that performed for the Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Clippers, Memphis Grizzlies and Brooklyn Nets, has died at 33, his alma mater, the College of Michigan, confirmed on Saturday. The reason for loss of life was not disclosed.

Morris performed two years for Michigan below coach John Beilein, reaching the NCAA match throughout his sophomore 2010-11 marketing campaign. His 235 assists that season set a brand new faculty document, which has since been handed by Trey Burke (260) and Zavier Simpson (236). After two seasons in faculty, Morris declared for the NBA Draft and was chosen No. 41 general by his hometown staff: the Lakers.

Morris performed for the Lakers over the past two playoff seasons of Kobe Bryant’s illustrious profession, averaging 3.6 factors in 67 whole appearances for Los Angeles. With Bryant injured in 2013, Morris began two playoff video games for the Lakers in opposition to the San Antonio Spurs within the 2012-13 season, however the Lakers had been eradicated from that collection in a four-game sweep.

He would go on to play 65 extra video games within the NBA for 4 totally different groups. As a member of the 76ers in the course of the 2013-14 season, he set a career-high with 20 factors in a sport. After his time within the NBA, he performed in each the G-League and internationally earlier than calling it a profession following the 2019-20 season, which he spent taking part in for the French staff BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque.