Jerome Kersey dead?

[RoseCity07]

EDIT: It's true and so sad at only 52 years old. Guy was in great shape and married for a couple years.

Life was really getting good for him.

Here's his wife's twitter page.

https://twitter.com/TeriKersey

I really feel bad for her right now.

[L.Kizzle]

Anyone seeing these reports? Some are saying it was his friends that died. I can't seem to find a real story. Anyone know if it's true?

He looked great last week. He's a Blazers talk show guy.
Just googled him, nothing. Hope not.

Anthony Mason news from last week is bad enough.

Losing our 90s forwards.

[RoseCity07]

It doesn't make any sense. One of the tweets says his friends died. Was there some sort of car accident? No one will say what is going on or how he died.

[Dro]

Just heard on the radio that friends are reporting that he passed away. I didn't catch any details, but I thought he deserved a thread ASAP
http://www.sportstwo.com/threads/rip-jerome-kersey.280066/

[Dro]

KGW News
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#Breaking: Portland Trail Blazers communications rep confirms that former Blazers great Jerome Kersey has passed away. More to come.
10:24 PM - 18 Feb 2015

[Dro]

Marc J. Spears ✔ @SpearsNBAYahoo
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It's with sadness that I have learned that two friends close to former NBA player Jerome Kersey say he died today.
10:13 PM - 18 Feb 2015
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[L.Kizzle]

Apparently, this was just yesterday he was out with Terry Porter and Brian Grant.

Blazers' greats Jerome Kersey, Brian Grant and Terry Porter talk African American History Month at Madison High school (http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/index.ssf/2015/02/blazers_greats_jerome_kersey_brian_grant_and_terry .html)

[RoseCity07]

Apparently, this was just yesterday he was out with Terry Porter and Brian Grant.

Blazers' greats Jerome Kersey, Brian Grant and Terry Porter talk African American History Month at Madison High school (http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/index.ssf/2015/02/blazers_greats_jerome_kersey_brian_grant_and_terry .html)

That's what makes this more of a shock. He looked great on the post game shows. He wasn't morbidly obese like Duckworth. I wonder if it was a heart attack.

[gts]

KATU News ‏@KATUNews 25s26 seconds ago
#BREAKING: @KATUNews has confirmed that former Portland Trail Blazer Jerome Kersey has died. Working on details. #LiveOnK2

[Lebron23]

RIP. One of my first NBA Cards.

http://www.sportsworldcards.com/ekmps/shops/sportsworld/images/portland-trail-blazers-jerome-kersey-151-fleer-95-96-nba-trading-card-2105-p.jpg

[Dro]

1987 Dunk Contest, got a 50 on his 3rd dunk...And it was nasty, even for today thats pretty decent...His 2nd dunk was pretty decent too...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1NFtI5_k3s

[SHAQisGOAT]

DAmn... If that's true, RIP.

He was a good contributor to some great teams... Big, bulk, strong, athletic, pretty good scorer, pretty good defender, rebounded, decent passer, and a very powerful dunker. I enjoyed watching him play.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

RIP

[Myth]

:(

This makes me incredibly sad.

[L.Kizzle]

DAmn... If that's true, RIP.

He was a good contributor to some great teams... Big, bulk, strong, athletic, pretty good scorer, pretty good defender, rebounded, decent passer, and a very powerful dunker. I enjoyed watching him play.
Yes, he was real good. Boderline All-Star would have probably made a few teams if Portland was in the East.

I miss players like him, Mason (who I hope gets will and doesn't follow my mane Kers, X-Man, ect) big 3's that could also play the 4 spot.

[TheMan]

:(

Threw down some nasty dunks back in the day...RIP

[gts]

:(

This makes me incredibly sad.

yeah its too bad...

he was 52? something like that... too young

[Rake2204]

1987 Dunk Contest, got a 50 on his 3rd dunk...And it was nasty, even for today thats pretty decent...His 2nd dunk was pretty decent too...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1NFtI5_k3sThis one was so underrated. Sad to hear this news.

http://gifsforum.com/images_new/gif/other/grand/Jerome-Kersey-Swing-54d6f2aca5d18.gif

[hawkfan]

Rip.

[Dro]

This one was so underrated. Sad to hear this news.

http://gifsforum.com/images_new/gif/other/grand/Jerome-Kersey-Swing-54d6f2aca5d18.gif
You know what, when I saw it, I thought the exact same thing. Like this is nasty as ****. But I thought I would be the only one who felt that way. It looks way better in slow motion than it does in real time....

[TheMan]

Yes, he was real good. Boderline All-Star would have probably made a few teams if Portland was in the East.

I miss players like him, Mason (who I hope gets will and doesn't follow my mane Kers, X-Man, ect) big 3's that could also play the 4 spot.
I remember after the Knicks gave my Bulls that 7 game scare in the 92 ECFs being so glad the X-Man was moved to Boston after he abused Pippen in that series, only to be replaced by a meaner SOB in Mason :oldlol:

[CP343]

http://gifsforum.com/images_new/gif/other/grand/Jerome-Kersey-Swing-54d6f2aca5d18.gif



:bowdown:

[HomieWeMajor]

RIP

[dazzer87]

Damn only 52...RIP....He was on probably the best team ever to never win a championship.

[LiLharvard]

Kersey underwent a knee surgery earlier this week and Wednesday reportedly told fellow Trail Blazer employees at the team's Rose Quarter office that he wasn't feeling well and was going to go home. He apparently collapsed on the way to his car. Cause of death is unknown at the time this is written.

RIP

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

Damn this is really sad.. What was the cause?

[masonanddixon]

Kersey underwent a knee surgery earlier this week and Wednesday reportedly told fellow Trail Blazer employees at the team's Rose Quarter office that he wasn't feeling well and was going to go home. He apparently collapsed on the way to his car. Cause of death is unknown at the time this is written.

RIP

Damn, sounds like a pulmonary embolism :(

[Jud]

Kersey underwent a knee surgery earlier this week and Wednesday reportedly told fellow Trail Blazer employees at the team's Rose Quarter office that he wasn't feeling well and was going to go home. He apparently collapsed on the way to his car. Cause of death is unknown at the time this is written.

RIP
Sad stuff. RIP.

[305Baller]

Hw the **** do you just up and die? Im so ****ed.

[crisoner]

Man sad....I always think of him Porter and Clyde from those 90's Blazers teams.

RIP sorry to here Blazers fans.

[gts]

Damn, sounds like a pulmonary embolism :(

Something like that...

Too soon for infection to be the cause.. You'd think

[masonanddixon]

Something like that...

Too soon for infection to be the cause.. You'd think

Yeah probably a saddle PE in a branch of the pulmonary artery or even the main branch.

Terrible to hear.

[fandarko]

Something like that...

Too soon for infection to be the cause.. You'd think

RIP. I had a good friend and colleague die of pulmonary embolism at just 45 a couple of months ago, couldn't believe how nasty this thing may be.

So sad for Kersey.

[gts]

RIP. I had a good friend and colleague die of pulmonary embolism at just 45 a couple of months ago, couldn't believe how nasty this thing may be.

So sad for Kersey.

45, wow... that's rough, sorry for your loss...

[Fawker]

Damn, sounds like a pulmonary embolism :(
sorry but how did you diagnose that?:rolleyes:

[masonanddixon]

sorry but how did you diagnose that?:rolleyes:

Well it says he had surgery and calf pain which means possibly a DVT---DVT breaks off into circulation and lodges into pulmonary artery or branch or the main pulmonary artery and causes sudden death. It's not common but it's also not uncommon.

[L.Kizzle]

Kersey underwent a knee surgery earlier this week and Wednesday reportedly told fellow Trail Blazer employees at the team's Rose Quarter office that he wasn't feeling well and was going to go home. He apparently collapsed on the way to his car. Cause of death is unknown at the time this is written.

RIP
Scary considering I had knee surgery few months back.

[zoom17]

52 is way to young RIP.

[sportjames23]

Aw, man. :(

Peaceful Journey, Jerome.


Playing NBA 2K now will be...I dunno. I only play with the Legends teams (CPU vs CPU) and Portland is one of the teams I play the most. Knowing Jerome has passed away, along with two other Blazers that are gone from us (Drazen Petrovic and Kevin Duckworth)...can't put it into words.

[Soundwave]

First Duckworth now Kersey, man far too young. RIP.

Those Blazer teams would've been unbelievable if they had just taken Jordan instead of Bowie.

[kuzdeen]

R.I.P. Kersey was nice player. liked his game during the times when he played for the blazers.

[JellyBean]

Wow. A really solid player for the Blazers. RIP, Jerome. My thoughts and prayers are with the family.

[Jasper]

Kersey was a dagger jumper and rebounder for the trailblazers in their hay day.
When he came to Milwaukee - he solidified a locker room when the Bucks were in the playoffs.
It was this attitude that got him in as a coach and players looked up to him.

His love was the night life and his cars.
He was quite well known for his car collection , and was on some shows ,showing off his cars.
From Bentley's to Nova's , he liked them all.

RIP big fella. :bowdown:

[CP343]

Any word on the cause of death? I assume heart attack. Even if not way overweight, being tall is hard on your heart.

[GreggPopazit]

Holy smokes. Terrible news to wake up to.

[HurricaneKid]

Yeah this sucks. He had 4 kids too.

RIP Kers

[Anaximandro1]

really sad :(

was on the Spurs for the 99 championship season

RIP Jerome

[AirFederer]

Rip :(

[JohnnySic]

RIP.

Those Blazers..........Drexler, Porter, Duckworth, Williams, Kersey. Too bad they came up short in '91, that was their best year and best chance.

[AlphaWolf24]

damn ........RIP

2015 starting off shittyy

[Rake2204]

Former teammate Jim McIlvaine looking back: http://jimmcilvaine.sportsblog.com/posts/1845284/remembering_jerome_kersey.html

[Crown&Coke]

Steve Blake honoring Mercy Kersey by changing his # from 25 to 5 on Friday.

NBA allowing it to happen mid-season.

Class act by a classy dude. NBA letting it happen is awesome too


http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/index.ssf/2015/02/trail_blazers_guard_steve_blake_pays_respect_to_je .html

[Dengness9]

Terry Porters press conference. Tough to watch. Rip

[Droid101]

Steve Blake honoring Mercy Kersey by changing his # from 25 to 5 on Friday.

NBA allowing it to happen mid-season.

Class act by a classy dude. NBA letting it happen is awesome too


http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/index.ssf/2015/02/trail_blazers_guard_steve_blake_pays_respect_to_je .html
Steve Blake is a boss.

[Rake2204]

Has there been a suspected cause of death announced?

[Rake2204]

Terry Porters press conference. Tough to watch. RipWow, that was very difficult to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV2ymkUOJd8

[CP343]

Steve Blake honoring Mercy Kersey by changing his # from 25 to 5 on Friday.

NBA allowing it to happen mid-season.

Class act by a classy dude. NBA letting it happen is awesome too


http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/index.ssf/2015/02/trail_blazers_guard_steve_blake_pays_respect_to_je .html

That is class.

[ButterFace]

RIP

[Yoda]

Death is a natural part of life. Rejoice for those around you who transform into the Force.

[Done_And_Done]

Rest in peace and good on Blake for the classy gesture...

[Rake2204]

Steve Blake honoring Mercy Kersey by changing his # from 25 to 5 on Friday.

NBA allowing it to happen mid-season.

Class act by a classy dude. NBA letting it happen is awesome too


http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/index.ssf/2015/02/trail_blazers_guard_steve_blake_pays_respect_to_je .htmlMissed this the first time around. Well done on Steve's part.