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Memphis Grizzlies Forward Brandon Clarke Dies at Age 29
The NBA team confirmed the death of the 29-year-old Canadian-American player on Tuesday. Authorities responded to a medical emergency at a San Fernando Valley residence the previous evening, where paramedics declared him dead at the scene. His death is being investigated as a potential overdose after police found drug paraphernalia in the home.
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Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke died at the age of 29 on Monday. m. at a San Fernando Valley residence.
Paramedics declared Brandon Clarke dead at the scene. His death is being investigated as a potential overdose. Police found drug paraphernalia inside the California home Brandon Clarke was occupying on Monday.
An autopsy is set to determine the official cause of death. Priority Sports confirmed the death of Brandon Clarke on Tuesday. The agency represented the player throughout his professional career. Brandon Clarke was born in Vancouver.
His family moved to the United States when he was a child. He played two seasons for the San Jose State Spartans before transferring to Gonzaga. During his junior season at Gonzaga, Brandon Clarke was named the West Coast Conference's Newcomer of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year.
He became the first player to win both honors in the same year. Brandon Clarke was selected 21st overall in the 2019 NBA Draft by the Oklahoma City Thunder.
1 points per game. Brandon Clarke appeared in 309 career NBA games. 5 rebounds per game across his career.
He appeared in two games with the Memphis Grizzlies this season and last played for the team in December. Brandon Clarke signed a four-year, $52 million extension with the Memphis Grizzlies in October 2022. A torn Achilles tendon suffered late in the 2022-23 season limited him to six games the following year.
He underwent knee surgery last fall for knee synovitis. The Grizzlies announced in March that Brandon Clarke would not return for the remainder of the season. Ahead of his final season and the day before he turned 29, Brandon Clarke donated $1,500 to a local Memphis school to help literacy awareness plus funding supplies.
