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RIP Lance Blanks

Posted: Fri May 5, 2023 12:33 pm
by MortSahlfan
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/former-texas-star-nba-player-and-executive-lance-blanks-dies-at-56-231114906.html

His cause of death is unknown.

“Lance was a light for all those who knew him,” NBA executive vice president Joe Dumars, who played with Banks in Detroit, said in a statement. “It’s been a privilege to have called him one of my closest friends. I’m eternally grateful for all the support he has shown me throughout the years. His legacy will be carried on, not only by his family, but by all those whose lives he touched for the better. You will be dearly missed, brother.”


“My dad was my person. He was my teacher, my idol, my best friend," Riley Blanks Reed, one of Blanks' two daughters, said in a statement. "The love I have for him is simply immeasurable. He carried his family and friends on his selfless shoulders and he was the wisest man I’ll ever know. The path ahead is dark without him but he once told me that he trusted my sister and me to carry the torch of our family’s legacy. And we will.”

Re: RIP Lance Blanks

Posted: Sun May 7, 2023 1:50 am
by Uncle Mxy
Seemed like a decent enough guy, despite that unfortunate last name. I remember saying "Lance 'Shooting' Blanks" whenever he'd play garbage minutes and miss a shot. He was the 5th guard in our 3-guard rotation.

Re: RIP Lance Blanks

Posted: Tue May 9, 2023 10:34 pm
by Uncle Mxy

Re: RIP Lance Blanks

Posted: Wed May 10, 2023 2:13 pm
by zeebneeb
Absolutely brutal.

Always seek help if your ever thinking this way people. Tomorrow is another day, and it could be a great one.

Re: RIP Lance Blanks

Posted: Wed May 10, 2023 3:18 pm
by theBigLip
Sad.

Re: RIP Lance Blanks

Posted: Wed May 10, 2023 10:21 pm
by tmorgan
zeebneeb wrote:
Absolutely brutal.

Always seek help if your ever thinking this way people. Tomorrow is another day, and it could be a great one.


A thousand +1’s on this. My wife is a psychiatrist. I hear some awful stories.

Re: RIP Lance Blanks

Posted: Mon May 15, 2023 2:00 am
by Rip32
MortSahlfan wrote:https://www.yahoo.com/sports/former-texas-star-nba-player-and-executive-lance-blanks-dies-at-56-231114906.html

His cause of death is unknown.

“Lance was a light for all those who knew him,” NBA executive vice president Joe Dumars, who played with Banks in Detroit, said in a statement. “It’s been a privilege to have called him one of my closest friends. I’m eternally grateful for all the support he has shown me throughout the years. His legacy will be carried on, not only by his family, but by all those whose lives he touched for the better. You will be dearly missed, brother.”


“My dad was my person. He was my teacher, my idol, my best friend," Riley Blanks Reed, one of Blanks' two daughters, said in a statement. "The love I have for him is simply immeasurable. He carried his family and friends on his selfless shoulders and he was the wisest man I’ll ever know. The path ahead is dark without him but he once told me that he trusted my sister and me to carry the torch of our family’s legacy. And we will.”

This is a sad day. I enjoyed listening to his HBCU telecast on ESPN. RIP