Drew Gordon, the older brother of Denver Nuggets ahead Aaron Gordon, has died in a automobile accident in Portland, Oregon, his agent, Calvin Andrews, confirmed to ESPN late Thursday. Gordon was 33 years previous.

A standout basketball participant in his personal proper, Gordon started his collegiate profession at UCLA after receiving provides from blue blood applications like Duke, North Carolina and Arizona. Regardless of two comparatively profitable years as a Bruin, Gordon elected to switch to New Mexico for his junior season. He averaged not less than 13 factors and 10 rebounds per recreation in every of his two seasons as a Lobo, and with that efficiency, he put himself on the NBA’s radar.

He finally was not drafted in 2012, however performed for the Dallas Mavericks in Summer time League. From there, he bounced between overseas leagues and the G League earlier than finally signing with the Philadelphia 76ers, his solely NBA workforce. He performed in 9 video games for the 76ers through the 2014-15 season earlier than finally getting waived in December. 

He performed practically a decade {of professional} basketball after that, most of it coming overseas. The spotlight of that overseas profession was being named an All-Star in France in 2015. Gordon retired from basketball in 2023.

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