Kevin Duckworth Dies at 44 [Archive] - Message Board Basketball Forum

Posterize246

08-26-2008, 10:18 AM

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3553879

Kevin Duckworth, a two-time NBA All-Star who spent the majority of his 12 NBA seasons as the Portland Trail Blazers' center, has died. He was 44.

Duckworth died Monday in Kernville, Ore., near the coastal town of Lincoln City. His death was confirmed by the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office. Duckworth was in town as part of a Trail Blazers group hosting a free kids basketball clinic, Fox 12 reported on its Web site.

The cause of his death was not released Tuesday morning.

UPDATE: Two pictures of him from Monday: http://www.insidehoops.com/kevin-duckworth-dead-082608.shtml

ronnymac

08-26-2008, 10:21 AM

RIP. he was a great workhorse for those blazer teams of the late eightees and early nintees. will be missed.

InspiredLebowski

08-26-2008, 10:23 AM

Damn, he was one of the more underrated players of his era.

Lebron23

08-26-2008, 10:23 AM

RIP Mr. Kevin Duckworth, and I am planning on drafting him in the 2008 NBA Simulation League All Time Draft.

He was one of the most hardworking player that ever played for the Portland Trailblazers.

Thank you for your contribution in professional basketball, and God Bless your Soul Mr. Duckworth.

Da KO King

08-26-2008, 10:25 AM

My prayers to his family.

FashionIssues

08-26-2008, 10:25 AM

too young. RIP the duck.

RoseCity07

08-26-2008, 10:29 AM

What the hell? I'm absolutely shocked. He has been to a lot of Blazer games, at charity events, on the Blazers radio, still active in the community. I know he was huge, very over weight but it's still a shock. Man this is terrible news. I hope the Blazers pay tribute to him, he was a great guy.

boozehound

08-26-2008, 10:29 AM

sorry to hear that

loot

08-26-2008, 10:34 AM

wow... im curious to know the cause.

Collie

08-26-2008, 10:39 AM

I'll always remember him for that funny-looking one hander that was so effective.

Posterize246

08-26-2008, 10:40 AM

RoseCity07

08-26-2008, 10:42 AM

August has been a terrible month for the Blazers. Oden first started feeling knee pain this time last year. Roy just got surgery on his knee this year. Now Kevin Duckworth dies a couple months before such an exciting season.

I'm pretty certain he died of a heart attack. He was huge, I was looking at some recent pictures of him a couple days ago. I really wished he would get into better shape. Man this is just so sad.

loot

08-26-2008, 10:43 AM

http://www.wizznutzz.com/images/duckworth_food.jpg

yeah dude did get big. could have definately been related

wow... pretty sure it is related yes.

RiseUpAtlanta

08-26-2008, 10:46 AM

KBLAZE posted a nice video of his greatest moves a while back, but I don't have access to the search function...can anyone search for it???

BlazersDozen

08-26-2008, 10:51 AM

^ What does that have to do with this thread?

Anyways

R.I.P. Kevin Duckworth

You'll be missed

Heretik32

08-26-2008, 11:04 AM

RIP:ohwell:

NoGunzJustSkillz

08-26-2008, 01:01 PM

^ What does that have to do with this thread?

Anyways

R.I.P. Kevin Duckworth

You'll be missed

so you want him to make a seperate thread to ask that question?

ElKuKuy

08-26-2008, 01:02 PM

R.I.P
Great player.

Prayers should be with his family.

blazerftc

08-26-2008, 01:04 PM

Sorry, I didn't spot this thread on the first couple pages, and went off and made my own...

Sad, though. I remember going to one of his basketball camps back in '88. Really nice guy, and a patient teacher.

Haphazardly

08-26-2008, 02:29 PM

Very sad, I heard it on ESPN Radio that it had something to do with cardiac arrest.

Thorpesaurous

08-26-2008, 02:37 PM

Really sad.
He's a guy who had trouble keeping the weight off when he was playing and practicing eight months a year, so it's not a huge surprise he ballooned up like that.
He's also one of the smaller name type guys who would have been fun to see match up with Shaq because he was so big and strong, and deceptively quick.

RiseUpAtlanta

08-26-2008, 02:39 PM

^ What does that have to do with this thread?

Anyways

R.I.P. Kevin Duckworth

You'll be missed

It would be a nice tribute to post his greatest hits video. I think the correlation to this thread is pretty obvious.

NoGunzJustSkillz

08-26-2008, 02:44 PM

It would be a nice tribute to post his greatest hits video. I think the correlation to this thread is pretty obvious.

actually it would be wiser to make a seperate thread and put it in the off-topic forum. newbies :confusedshrug:

Copperhead

08-26-2008, 02:54 PM

Very sad, I heard it on ESPN Radio that it had something to do with cardiac arrest.

Cardiac arrest wouldn't surprise me. The guy had gotten huge.

http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/sports/photos/2008/08/26/kersey-duckworth-2007.jpg

RIP Duck.

Haphazardly

08-26-2008, 03:05 PM

Cardiac arrest wouldn't surprise me. The guy had gotten huge.

http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/sports/photos/2008/08/26/kersey-duckworth-2007.jpg

RIP Duck.
Wow, that pic is disturbing.

He kinda looks like a goomba... (no disrespect)

http://cardboardmonocle.com/blog/fxsuits/goomba.jpg

MaxFly

08-26-2008, 03:21 PM

R.i.p.

teleport

08-26-2008, 03:40 PM

r.i.p duck

Chalkmaze

08-26-2008, 03:52 PM

Just read this on MSN... sad...

Interminator

08-26-2008, 03:53 PM

R.I.P.

But can we at least agree he was one of the worst All-Stars of the past 20 years.
18/8 per game?

Seriously him & Jamaal Magloire were at the top.

Chalkmaze

08-26-2008, 04:11 PM

R.I.P.

But can we at least agree he was one of the worst All-Stars of the past 20 years.
18/8 per game?

Seriously him & Jamaal Magloire were at the top.

I don't really put him in that category... I always felt that in his prime he was one of the best at his position... It's not all about stats, he was a great team player, and had both a physical and finesse game. The finesse side for such a huge guy was always pretty amazing to watch.

Chalkmaze

08-26-2008, 04:16 PM

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/7160/2118191gj0.jpg

[IMG]http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/1740/356328nm6.jpg

Wicked_1

08-26-2008, 04:17 PM

RIP
my prayers are with his family.

My brother worked at his restaraunt here in portland he was there everyday hanging out talking to everyone. Seemed like a nice guy. He has always been very active with the blazers which is real nice that whole team in his era have always been active except for buck williams.

Myth

08-26-2008, 04:17 PM

Sad sad day for me. :cry:

I'll miss you Duck.

TheCord#20

08-26-2008, 04:28 PM

RIP Duck. All Blazer fans will miss you!

SoCalMike

08-26-2008, 04:53 PM

RIP... its a sad thing... he was so young.

:pimp:

Jasper

08-26-2008, 05:05 PM

Nice pic's Chalkmaze -

Duckworth was like so few big men in the NBA -
Wes Unseld , Bob Lanier , Willis Reed prototypes.
They had to get up and down the floor with the quicker leaner bigs, and then challenge hook shots and jumpers , besides put backs.
Duckworth had a real smooth looking jumper and as the photo showed and he showed Kareem he had a hook also.
(It still amazes me how no one really has that type of hook shot anymore)
AS stated before , Duckworth had weight issues while playing , and obviously he didn't control it after retirement.
Quite a shock - RIP
Thanks for the memories big guy !!

==========
Small note - Few could challenge Kareem's hook shot , but see the perfect position Kareem has defending in that pic. Those hook shots were seldom if ever blocked and I would like to think that pic captured Duck making it.

Chalkmaze

08-26-2008, 08:03 PM

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/2733/capt97e9ad03bd3049fcb1frv1.jpg

http://media.katu.com/images/080826_duckworth_eaton.jpg

http://images.sportsnetwork.com/bask/nba/getty/portland/ex/duckworth_kevin490.jpg

L.Kizzle

08-26-2008, 08:36 PM

RIP Kev Duckworth.

RoseCity07

08-26-2008, 08:39 PM

I found a KD photo gallery a week ago but can't find it again, I think the site took the gallery down. This is the latest pic I have.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/DA14Life87/77906579_10.jpg

That's Cliff, Kersey, Clyde, and Duck. RIP

BrianScalabrine

08-26-2008, 08:44 PM

Rip.

Sonic R

08-26-2008, 08:54 PM

:(

RIP
http://www.basketball-reference.com/images/numbers/duckwke01_00_POR_1987.png
He was a solid player on those Finals Blazers teams.
I had heard he took alot of heat for the Blazers fall in the 1990 Finals

Scott Pippen

08-26-2008, 08:55 PM

Rip:(

lovethetriangle

08-26-2008, 10:56 PM

RIP. That Blazer team certainly could've won a few.

Loki

08-26-2008, 11:30 PM

RIP. That Blazer team certainly could've won a few.

They might be the most talented team that never won it:

Porter (18 pts/9 ast)
Kersey (16 pts/8 reb)
Williams (13 pts/10 reb)
Drexler (25/7/6)
Robinson (12 pts/5 reb in 24 mpg; a 20 ppg player for many seasons when given starter's minutes)
Ainge (15 pts/6 ast)
Duckworth (15 pts/7 reb)

They even had Petrovic in 1990 iirc.

A.M.G.

08-27-2008, 12:14 AM

Very sad. 44 is way to young to die. He looked like he must have weighted 500+ pounds in recent years, that is an excellent way to get your heart attacked, which is what happened to Duckworth, sadly. RIP.

JayGuevara

08-27-2008, 01:39 AM

R.I.P.

But can we at least agree he was one of the worst All-Stars of the past 20 years.
18/8 per game?

Seriously him & Jamaal Magloire were at the top.

You are such a ****ty poster. Honestly.

Rest In Peace Duck.

Day La Ghetto

08-27-2008, 01:44 AM

i can honestly say i dont care.

hateraid

08-27-2008, 01:47 AM

Definately overshadowed in one of the greatest eras of centers. Battled them all and still managed to be an all-star. Although weight may have been a hednerance to mast big man, he took the most of it and made it work for him. Part of one of the most underrated teams of all time.