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Lewis was an NBA All-Star in 1992 and expected to be the next Celtics great when he died suddenly on July 27, 1993 — 30 years ago. His death was attributed to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a heart condition. Lewis was 27 years old and on his way to being reviled like Cedric Maxwell or despised like Danny Ainge.

Lewis was an NBA All-Star in 1992 and expected to be the next Celtics great when he died suddenly on July 27, 1993 — 30 years ago. His death was attributed to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a heart condition. Lewis was 27 years old and on his way to being reviled like Cedric Maxwell or despised like Danny Ainge.

Lewis averaged 20.8 points in each of his last two seasons with the Celtics, and finished with a career average of 17.6 points per contest. On April 29, 1993, in Game 1 of the Celtics' playoff series against the Charlotte Hornets, Lewis suddenly collapsed on the court and remained on the ground for several seconds.

On April 29, 1993, Reggie Lewis, the All-Star Captain of the Boston Celtics, collapsed on the famed Boston Garden parquet. Though he slowly got up and walked off the court to a misguided "Phew!" from the crowd, it would be his final game in the NBA.

Dele won a championship with the Bulls in 1997. He is believed to have been murdered at sea by his older brother Miles Dabord in 2002. His girlfriend, Serena Karlan, and skipper Bertrand Saldo are also presumed to have been killed by Dabord. Fresno, California, U.S.