Former NBA Player Darius Morris Dead At 33

Former Los Angeles Lakers guard Darius Morris died this week, TMZ Sports has confirmed. He was simply 33 years outdated.

“With nice unhappiness we announce the passing of our dearly beloved son, Darius Aaron Morris,” the previous NBA participant’s household mentioned in a press release to us on Saturday morning. “During this time of transition, his household asks that you simply please respect their needs for privateness and beauty.”

Details surrounding his passing haven’t been revealed presently … though we will affirm his physique was found on Thursday within the Los Angeles space.

After a stellar highschool basketball profession in Los Angeles, Morris was a standout participant on the University of Michigan … incomes third-team all-Big Ten Conference his sophomore season.

He broke the Wolverines’ single-season assists report that very same yr with 235 … which was later damaged by Trey Burke a number of years later.

Morris was a second-round decide to the Lakers in 2011 … the place he performed the primary two seasons of his four-year profession alongside late basketball legend Kobe Bryant.

He was additionally a member of the Philadelphia 76ers, L.A. Clippers, Memphis Grizzlies and Brooklyn Nets … averaging 3.3 factors, 1 rebound and 1.4 assists in 132 appearances.

After the NBA, Morris spent a number of seasons enjoying abroad in China, Russia and France.

Morris was 33.