Former Sassari and Zielona Gora Drew Gordon dies in car accident at age 33

Drew Gordon, ex ala della NBA e fratello maggiore di Aaron Gordon dei Denver Nuggets, è morto giovedì in un incidente stradale

Former NBA forward Drew Gordon, the older brother of Denver’s Aaron Gordon, died in a car accident in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday, his agent Calvin Andrews and the Nuggets confirmed to ESPN’s Andscape. He was 33.

Gordon played nine games for the Philadelphia 76ers during the 2014-15 season. A native of San Jose, California, his professional basketball career included stints in the G League and several countries, including Serbia, Italy, Turkey, France, Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine, and Russia. He won a Coppa Italia with Dinamo Sassari and a Polish championship with Zielona Gora.

A former McDonald’s All-American, he played college basketball at UCLA and New Mexico. Gordon is survived by his wife, Angela, and three children.

Source: AP News