The Orlando Magic and different members of the basketball group are mourning the loss of life of Jānis Timma, a Latvian basketball star who performed for the Magic’s NBA G League crew. He was 32.
Timma was discovered lifeless in Moscow early Tuesday, Dec. 17, stories The Moscow Times. His loss of life was an obvious suicide, the outlet reported, citing the Russian state-run information company TACC. Timms’ explanation for loss of life is unclear right now.
“We’re saddened to be taught of the tragic loss of life of Janis Timma, who was a member of Orlando’s Summer season League crew in 2021 and frolicked with Lalekand (now Osceola) of the NBA G League in 2021-2022,” the Magic wrote on X (formerly Twitter) Tuesday. “Our ideas and condolences exit to his household and all that have been near him.”
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Timma was drafted by the Memphis Grizzlies in 2013, who traded his drafting rights to the Magic in 2015. He performed for the Magic’s Las Vegas Summer season League crew in 2021 earlier than spending time with the franchise’s NBA G League crew.
“Simply heard about Janis Timma. Rattling,” John Hollinger, a columnist for The Athletic and the Grizzlies’ former vice chairman of basketball operations, wrote on X. “We drafted him sixtieth in 2013 and I acquired to spend a while with him in Latvia whereas we had his rights. By no means made it to NBA however had a fantastic profession in Europe. Talked with him at Summer season League two years in the past and appeared like he was doing effectively. RIP my pal.”
Different basketball figures paid tribute to Timma, together with Dallas Mavericks star Luka Dončić, who posted a photograph of himself taking part in in a sport with Timma on his Instagram Stories.
“RIP,” he wrote within the caption.
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“Relaxation in Peace JT,” Boston Celtics star Kristaps Porzingis, who performed with Timma on the Latvian nationwide crew, wrote on his Instagram Stories.
Timma, who stood 6 toes, 7 inches, performed small ahead. He was born in Latvia and performed professional basketball all through Europe and represented Latvia in worldwide play. In February, he signed a take care of Spanish basketball crew Monbus Obradoiro. EuroLeague Basketball held a second of silence earlier than all EuroLeague Spherical 16 and EuroCup Spherical 12 video games on Tuesday in Timma’s reminiscence.
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