RIP Caleb Swanigan

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  1. B-Roy

    B-Roy If it takes months

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    https://www.wane.com/news/local-news/caleb-swanigan-former-nbaer-dead-at-25/

    Swanigan was drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers in 2017 but had not played in the NBA since 2019. He won Indiana’s coveted Mr. Basketball honor after leading Homestead to its first and only state title in 2015. He then played at Purdue University before declaring for the NBA draft.

    Swanigan, who experienced homelessness as a child before being adopted, eventually got a diploma in Educational History from Purdue. He also helped organize a fundraiser for homelessness and released music in 2019.
     
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    WTF?!?

    Rest In Peace Caleb.
     
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    Oh shit… I knew he was going down the wrong path but I didn’t think it would come to this. What a sad story.
     
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    That's terrible. :(
     
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    Just saw that. That's terrible. Poor kid had such a shitty childhood he never had a chance.
     
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    "Natural causes" - at age 25??
     
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    RIP Biggie! At least you got to play in the big leagues but gone too soon.
     
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    wow, very sad
     
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    Wow this is sad. Poor guy.
     
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    Absolutely horrible news. I was hoping he'd get the help he needed.
     
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    This really hits me. I hope we can all look at these athletes as people as we argue about them as commodities. There are a lot of expectations put on these young people and there seem to be some steep consequences for a lot of them when they don't live up to what they thought they were going to be. My thoughts go out to his loved ones.
     
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    Horrible. Demons are just that, DEMONS
     
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    Very sad. R.I.P. Biggie.
     
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    OMG … just sad. R.I.P.
     
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    Terrible.
     
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    Very Sad....R.I.P. Caleb!
     
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    Damn, RIP Biggie
     
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    Poor kid....heartbreaking.
     
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