Former Dallas Mavericks%center Roy Tarpley, whose star fizzled due to drug and alcohol problems, died Friday afternoon. He was 50.
The Tarrant County medical examiner did not list a cause of death for Tarpley, who died at a hospital in Arlington, Texas.
"The Dallas Mavericks organization is deeply saddened upon hearing the death of former Sixth Man of the Year Roy Tarpley," the team said in a statement. "Our deepest condolences go out to his family. Mavs fans everywhere will remember him fondly."
The Tarrant County medical examiner did not list a cause of death for Tarpley, who died at a hospital in Arlington, Texas.
"The Dallas Mavericks organization is deeply saddened upon hearing the death of former Sixth Man of the Year Roy Tarpley," the team said in a statement. "Our deepest condolences go out to his family. Mavs fans everywhere will remember him fondly."
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