Rodney Rogers, Former Wake Forest and NBA Star, Dies at Age 54

Former NBA Star & Wake Forest Legend Rodney Rogers Dead at 54

Source: Todd Warshaw / Getty The basketball world has lost one of its 1990s stars. Former college basketball player Rodney Rogers has passed away at 54. His alma mater, Wake Forest, announced early Saturday that he had passed away Friday from natural causes. His death is linked to the spinal cord injury he suffered in 2008 after a dirt bike accident that left him paralyzed from the neck down. The NBPA also released a statement about Rogers’ pas…

Rodney Rogers, the 'Durham Bull' who starred at Wake Forest before a 12-year NBA career, dies at 54

DURHAM, NC (AP) — Former Wake Forest star and 12-year NBA player Rodney Rogers has died. He was 54. The school announced Saturday that Rogers had died on Friday. Rogers — the No. 9 overall NBA draft pick in 1993 — had been paralyzed from the shoulders down since a dirt bike accident in November 2008. Rogers died of natural causes linked to his spinal cord injury, according to a statement from the National Basketball Players Association on behalf…

Rodney Rogers, former Wake Forest and NBA star, dies at age 54

Rodney Rogers, the powerful forward who burst out of Durham, North Carolina, to reach basketball stardom in the ACC and NBA, died Friday at age 54, Wake Forest University officials announced Saturday.

Former NBA player Rodney Rogers has died

Former NBA player Rodney Rogers died on Friday from natural causes related to a spinal cord injury.

Rodney Rogers, the 'Durham Bull' who starred at Wake Forest before a 12-year NBA career, dies at 54

Former Wake Forest star and 12-year NBA player Rodney Rogers died Friday. He was 54. The school announced that Mr. Rogers had died. Mr. Rogers —...

Former NBA player Rodney Rogers dies at 54

Former Wake Forest star and 2000 NBA Sixth Man of the Year Rodney Rogers died on Friday. He was 54.