NBA / Aug 26, 2008 / 10:29 am
Breaking News: Kevin Duckworth Dies at 44
Very sad news out of Blazers camp this morning. Kevin Duckworth, former Portland center on those great Clyde Drexler/Terry Porter/Jerome Kersey/Cliff Robinson teams that battled MJ back in the day, has passed away.
For those of you who don’t know or remember, “Duck” was big body who played tough D and could consistently knock down mid-range jumpers. Details of his death have not been released. He was just 44 years old.
Source: Trailblazers.com
August 26th, 2008 at 10:32 am
Young Lebron 23 says:
I remember watching those games on NBA TV. Sad, Very sad. Fought the bulls real tough.
August 26th, 2008 at 10:54 am
Daily boy says:
I remember watching dude when I was younger, all those classics with MJ.
God Bless him & his Family
August 26th, 2008 at 11:18 am
doc says:
RIP Duck.-I remember watching him,no Im lieing,I remember him but I never watched.RIP Duck,NBA Baller.
August 26th, 2008 at 11:24 am
that's whats up says:
RIP Double-Zero
August 26th, 2008 at 11:55 am
Spliff 2 My Lou says:
Damn he was only 44? He hasn’t been in the L for at least a decade. I wonder why he retired so early. Rest in peace Duck. Hopefully he’s taking that funky looking mid-range jumper on the courts in the sky.
August 26th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
Meica says:
That’s terrible. What a great player with a great heart. He shall be missed by the basketball community all over.
Honestly, the Blazers/Bulls Finals of ‘92 was one of my favorite Finals match-ups of all time.
August 26th, 2008 at 1:35 pm
GEE...New position at the job ain't what i thought it would be says:
Lots of memories of dude.
Still the story that sticks out is one from you all at DIME i believe. Where you all mentioned some story where he was interviewed. Subject came up about how he got joked on about his name. Dude was hurt and asked something like “What is a duck really worth?”
H I L A R I O U S!
RIP he played tough and made himself known on the court one way or another.
August 26th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
A-Slam says:
I think he wasn’t in the league very long because of the dreaded Knee Problems and also he apparently couldn’t keep his weight down
August 26th, 2008 at 5:52 pm
AY says:
no way, duck cannot die.
August 27th, 2008 at 12:18 am
JoeGym says:
Damn this sucks, I remember Duck b/c those were some really formative hoop years for me. Those Laker/Pistons/Bulls/Blazers teams of the late 80s early 90s. RIP
August 27th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Homeless J says:
I spent a lot of my time growing up watching Duck, Drexler, Porter and Kersey. RIP to another lost piece of my childhood.