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Remembering Kevin Duckworth
Remembering Kevin Duckworth
This is truly unfortunate.  Kevin Duckworth died yesterday . The former Trail Blazer center was 44, we've no idea as to the cause of his passing, and it hardly matters. That's way too early. For anyone, much less this good a guy. Duckworth was a pretty solid back to the basket big man, boasting the sort of skills that would easily make him a starting caliber big man today. He could ...
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Kevin Duckworth Is on God’s Duckwagon
Mr. Irrelevant — Maybe it’s through Wizznutzz that Kevin Duckworth endeared himself to me as a ’90s-era Bullet that was just as lovable as the team was terrible. So it’s sad for Wiz fans, ball fans and just about everyone, really, that he passed away suddenly yesterday at the age of 44. A tragedy indeed, though it does give Henry Abbott, Kelly Dwyer and others the chance to say that Duck was pretty damn good. May he rest well, and be forever fit.

Kevin Duckworth : Rest In Peace
A Stern Warning - NBA, NBL and FIBA News & Views — ... Portland Tribune Oregonian Yahoo BDL Truehoop Blazersedge Slam Dunk Central Rest in peace big fella. Subscribe to a ...

Brian Grant and Parkinson's Disease
Outside the Boxscore — ... . Notable and well-regarded owners like Larry Miller and Bill Davidson left the courtside seats in Utah and Detroit that we were so used to seeing them in. Kevin Duckworth passed before the season started, and Marvin Webster quietly moved on a few months ago. ...

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