Here’s Michigan Live reporting some very sad news about a Pistons rookie:
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Stanley Johnson’s No. 1 fan won’t be around to watch him make his NBA debut for the Detroit Pistons this fall.
Johnson’s mother, Karen Taylor, was a professional basketball player herself who played a major role in her son becoming the Pistons first-round pick (eighth overall) in this year’s NBA draft.
But Johnson will make his NBA debut with a heavy heart after confirming in a tweet that his mother has died.