{"id":60281,"date":"2021-04-19T20:41:47","date_gmt":"2021-04-19T20:41:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=60281"},"modified":"2021-04-19T21:58:22","modified_gmt":"2021-04-19T21:58:22","slug":"heartbroken-nba-legends-son-dead-at-just-33","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=60281","title":{"rendered":"'Heartbroken' NBA legend's son dead at just 33"},"content":{"rendered":"

By AP —<\/strong><\/em> Antron Pippen, the son of Basketball Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen and once a top college prospect, has died. He was 33.<\/p>\n

Scottie Pippen announced the death on his social media platforms, saying his oldest child died Sunday. He did not give a cause.<\/p>\n

"I'm heartbroken to share that yesterday, I said goodbye to my firstborn son Antron," Scottie Pippen wrote.<\/p>\n

"The two of us shared a love for basketball and we had countless conversations about the game. Antron suffered from chronic asthma and if he hadn't had it, I truly believe he would've made it to the NBA<\/a>. He never let that get him down, though \u2014 Antron stayed positive and worked hard, and I am so proud of the man that he became."<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottiePippen\/status\/1384183458885357576?s=20<\/a><\/p>\n

Antron Pippen was an accomplished high school player in Georgia, then played college basketball at South Georgia Tech and Texas A&M International.<\/p>\n

"The Jets family was saddened to learn of the death of one of our former players, Antron Pippen," read a Twitter post from the South Georgia Tech athletic department.<\/p>\n

Antron Pippen's high school career was well-chronicled and he at one time was listed among the top 100 prospects at his age level. He acknowledged that sharing the last name of a six-time NBA champion generated extra attention.<\/p>\n

"I'm used to the expectations," Antron Pippen told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution as a high school player in 2006.<\/p>\n

"When I was younger, it bothered me. I was trying to prove to people that I could play. I'm very proud of my father. But I can only be myself."<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottiePippen\/status\/1384184046998016012?s=20<\/a><\/p>\n

Antron Pippen was the oldest of Scottie Pippen's seven children. He was the only child from Pippen's first marriage, to Karen McCollum.<\/p>\n

"Please keep his mom, Karen, and all of his family and friends in your thoughts and prayers," Scottie Pippen wrote.<\/p>\n

"A kind heart and beautiful soul gone way too soon. I love you, son, rest easy until we meet again."<\/p>\n

LIFELINE: 131 114<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

BEYOND BLUE: 1300 22 4636<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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