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Former Trail Blazer Kevin Duckworth Dies at 44
Kevin Duckworth, 44, a two-time NBA All-Star who starred on Western Conference Championship teams in Portland in 1990 and 1992, passed away Monday evening in Gleneden Beach, Oregon. A member of the Trail Blazers from 1986-93, the 7-footer - affectionately known to Trail Blazers fans simply as "Duck" - also played for San Antonio, Washington, Milwaukee and the Los Angeles Clippers during his 11-year NBA career. "Today is an extremely sad day for the Trail Blazers family," Trail Blazers President Larry ...
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Remembering Duck
Blazers Blog — ... Here's the official release from the Blazers: "Duck" starred for two-time Western Conference Champs Kevin Duckworth, 44, a two-time NBA All-Star who starred on Western Conference Championship teams in Portland in 1990 and 1992, passed away Monday evening in Gleneden Beach, Oregon. A member of the Trail Blazers from 1986-93, the 7-footer - affectionately known to Trail Blazers fans simply as "Duck" - also played for San Antonio, Washington, Milwaukee and the Los Angeles Clippers during his 11-year NBA career. "Today is an extremely sad day for the Trail Blazers family," Trail ...

Rest In Peace Kevin Duckworth
Blazer Talk — Today is a very sad Blazer day. LINK A Duck story

Kevin Duckworth, RIP
SLAM Online — by Lang Whitaker Former Portland TrailBlazers center Kevin Duckworth, a two-time All-Star, passed away yesterday. He was 44 years old.

Kevin Duckworth dies at age 44
NBA Noise — ... Today is a sad day for NBA and Portland Trail Blazers fans. It has been confirmed that Kevin Duckworth died yesterday at the age of 44. The cause of death has not yet been determined. ...

Kevin Duckworth R.I.P at 44
SmackCaster SmackBlog — Former Portland Trail Blazer great Kevin Duckworth passed away Monday evening at age 44.

Kevin Duckworth, Dead At 44
Can't Stop The Bleeding — ... Kevin Duckworth, a two-time NBA All-Star, twice a member of Western Conference finalists and an 11 year professional veteran has passed away in Kernville, OR.  From ...

Former Blazer Kevin Duckworth Dead at 44
FanHouse — Filed under: Trail BlazersSad news out of Portland this morning, as former Trail Blazer and two-time NBA All-Star Kevin Duckworth has passed away at the age of 44. The cause of death is unknown at this time. Duckworth was a member of the Blazers from 1986-1993, and was a fan favorite who played a substantial role on two Blazers' Western Conference Championship teams in 1990 and 1992. Blazers' fan Henry Abbott of TrueHoop shares this fond memory of the Blazers' big man: I'll always remember Duckworth for his ...

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The Hoop Doctors — ... Out of character for the classy Jose Calderon? José Calderon : Spain would have won under FIBA rules Dwyer at BDL uncovers the Brown track covering attempt Larry Brown, kindly stop it Melo is a real brotha. This is one of our favorite Who made you vids…. Who made you: Carmelo Anthony R.I.P. Duck Kevin Duckworth dies at 44 I still get shivers thinking about the MJ intro in ...

Remembering Kevin Duckworth as a Washington Bullet
Truth About It - Washington Wizards Blog — ... With his passing, many people are remembering Kevin Duckworth. Most Blazers fans are reminiscing with a wink and a smile. Bullets fans, for the reasons above, perhaps not so fondly. But that's not a knock against Duck and the type of person he was. It simply comes with the territory of rooting for a playoff perennial versus a cursed franchise. ...

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