Former Celtics and Magic forward Brandon Hunter dies at 42

Former NBA participant Brandon Hunter died at 42 years previous on Tuesday after collapsing all over a sizzling yoga consultation in Orlando, his partner’s mother, Carolyn Cliett, told NBC News.

Hunter was once drafted No. 56 general out of Ohio University via the Boston Celtics in 2003. The 6-foot-7 energy forward was once in an instant one of the crucial league’s highest offensive rebounders, however after showing in 36 video games for the Celtics, they misplaced him within the 2004 growth draft to the Charlotte Bobcats, who traded him to the Orlando Magic simply sooner than the next season started. Hunter performed 31 video games for the Magic in 2004-05, then, outdoor of a few NBA training-camp invitations and a couple of stints at summer time league, spent the remainder of his occupation out of the country. When his enjoying days resulted in 2013, he were with groups in Greece, Italy, Puerto Rico, Israel, Turkey, Latvia, Germany, France and Uruguay.

The Magic released a statement on Tuesday, announcing, “We are terribly saddened to learn of the loss of our former teammate, Brandon Hunter. We send our deepest condolences to the entire Hunter family.”

Hunter is Ohio’s all-time main rebounder (1,103 in his four-year occupation) and owns the college file for occupation loose throws made and tried. In 2002-03, his senior season, he averaged 12.6 rebounds, which led the NCAA. 

“We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Brandon Hunter,” Ohio trainer Jeff Boals said in a statement. “Brandon was a phenomenal player at Ohio who went on to have a great pro career. He was up on campus last year, with his son, for his well-deserved induction into the Ohio University Athletics Hall of Fame. Brandon was a great ambassador for Ohio, a great teammate, a great competitor, and a great family man. Brandon had an infectious personality that touched many people along his journey and will be truly missed. We are thinking about and praying for his wife Mary and three children during this time.”

In 2021, Hunter began a sports activities company known as Hunter Athlete Management.