The WNBA announced that one in all its former gamers, Kara Braxton, a two-time champion with the Detroit Shock, has died at age 43.
Although no reason behind dying was listed, the league acknowledged that she performed for numerous groups all through her 10-season profession, including the Detroit Shock, Tulsa Shock, Phoenix Mercury, and New York Liberty.
According to WRGZ, Braxton, who performed her collegiate profession on the University of Georgia, was selected because the No. 7 total decide within the 2005 WNBA Draft by the Detroit Shock. She performed for the varsity for two-and-a-half seasons earlier than coming into the draft. She she hailed from Jackson, Michigan, and attended an area highschool earlier than transferring to Westview High School in Portland, Oregon. Braxton earned Oregon Gatorade Player of the Year honors in her senior 12 months on the college.
After her first 12 months within the WNBA, she was named to the WNBA All-Rookie staff in 2005 (averaging 6.9 factors and three rebounds as a key reserve) and have become an All-Star in 2007. She helped the Detroit Shock win two championships, first in 2006 after which once more in 2008.
She then performed for the Mercury in 2010 after the Shock traded her. She performed in 31 video games with the staff earlier than being traded to New York in 2011, the place she began in 18 video games and averaged 10.8 factors and 4.9 rebounds.
During Braxton’s WNBA profession, she averaged 7.6 factors and 4.7 rebounds.
After retiring from the game, Braxton labored for Nike in Oregon earlier than relocating to the Atlanta space.
Braxton is survived by her husband, Jarvis Jackson, and her two sons, Jelani Thurman (who performed tight finish for Ohio State whereas the staff gained the nationwide championship in 2024, Thurman transferred to North Carolina in January) and Jream Jackson, in addition to her twin sister, Kim.
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