“It’s with nice disappointment that we inform you that we have now acquired tragic information” – Enea Stelmet Zastalu Zielona Góra wrote on social media.
The membership introduced the demise of its former participant, American middle Drew Gordon. He performed within the staff from Winny Grod within the 2019/2020 season and achieved appreciable success with them, being one of many key figures.
“Drew Gordon, our former participant with whom we received the Polish championship and the historic sixth place within the VTB league, died on account of a automotive accident” – you possibly can learn within the entry of the Zielona Góra membership.
“Drew was not solely a wonderful athlete, but in addition an excellent one who introduced quite a lot of pleasure and success to our membership. His ardour, dedication and charisma will stay in our reminiscence perpetually,” it added.
The signing of Gordon by the staff from Zielona Góra may actually be known as an enormous transfer. He completed the 19/20 season with averages of 10.7 factors and 6.7 rebounds within the Orlen Basket League. It was even higher within the VTB league. There, his indicators have been 13.3 factors and eight.3 rebounds.
“Drew, you’ll stay in our hearts perpetually” – concluded the put up on Enea Stelmet Zastalu’s social media.
Drew Gordon (who would have celebrated his thirty fourth birthday on July 12) left behind a spouse and three youngsters. It’s price including that he was the brother of Aaron Gordon, who performed within the skilled NBA league – the champion of the Denver Nuggets staff from the 2022/2023 season.
Krzysztof Kaczmarczyk, journalist of WP SportoweFakty
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