Jason Collier dies at 28

[Bonafide]

NBA.com - The Atlanta Hawks website is reporting that center Jason Collier died this morning after he went into cardiac arrest.

The Hawks have cancelled Saturday's open scrimmage at Woodward Academy.

“Jason and his family are first and foremost in our prayers during this difficult time,” said Hawks Executive Vice President and General Manager Billy Knight. “Jason was a devoted family man who deeply loved his wife Katie, daughter Elezan (Ella), his parents and siblings. He was also a tremendous friend to the Hawks employees who spent time with him, and a hard-working and dedicated teammate to many NBA players over his five seasons in the league. We will truly miss Jason’s personality and his spirit, and he will be in the thoughts and minds of our team and organization forever.”

RealGM, L.L.C. sends their deepest and most heartfeld condolences to the Atlanta Hawks , the Atlanta Spirit ownership group, and Jason Collier's family.

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I was completely shocked by this, I never knew he had health problems, died at a very young age too.

R.I.P

 

[TrueCavsFan23]

same here,i just emailed hoopshype.com leaving a rly sad comment about it.This guy wasnt a bad baller either.his mid range was very nice and could tear u up if u let.My prayers are with the hawks,his friends,and his family.Rest In Peace man.

 

[Mac]

Doesnt he have a twin brother??

This is really sad, I read about a Collier dieing on ESPNNews but I didnt know who it was.

Thats sad though man, hate to read things like this.

 

[Mac]

Nevermind about the brother, I was thinking of Collins. Just saw his picture..

 

[TyGuy]

Wow, I am shocked. I went on realgm just to check the latest basketball enws and i saw that on the front page. That is something realy un expected, seemed like a real good guy and you know dude worked his ace off.

R.I.P homie

 

[West Remy]

Best of wishes to his family and teammates.

 

[James]

Reggie Lewis, Hank Gathers, Jason Collier


hope this is somewhat of a useful wake up call for eddy curry.

 

[CleveRocks]

Man, Atlanta is snakebit...

 

[Karma]

This is shocking news. Best wishes to family and friends of Jason Collier.

Unbelievable thing to happen to a person at such a young age.