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R.I.P. Brooks Thompson
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2016 8:15 pm
by Howard Mass
This is such a shock.
Former Magic Player Brooks Thompson has passed away.
http://www.nba.com/magic/news/brooks-thompson-was-great-person-great-teammate-20160610Brooks Thompson gave us a lot of memories while he was with The Magic.
I remember the "We Want Brooks" chants in the final minutes of all of those blowout home games.
He had a few games where he lit it up too and gave us older folks some wonderful memories.
My condolences to you and your family Brooks.
Thank you for the memories.
Re: R.I.P. Brooks Thompson
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2016 8:20 pm
by MagicMadness
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/brooks-thompson-1st-round-pick-magic-1994-dead-45-article-1.2668867Thompson had been diagnosed with double organ failure in April and had been in and out of the hospital for the past two months, according to Tulsa World.
Very sad.
Thompson was part of the '95 Finals and '96 ECF rosters.
Re: R.I.P. Brooks Thompson
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2016 8:50 pm
by GameOver25
R.I.P. Brooks Thompson
Re: R.I.P. Brooks Thompson
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2016 9:20 pm
by Nemesis21
Sad to hear. I remember watching Lefty hitting 3s! R.I.P. Brooks
Re: R.I.P. Brooks Thompson
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2016 9:31 pm
by NavalAviator94
Wow - That is so sad to hear. I remember him so well attending games as a relatively new Orlando resident and growing Magic Fan. I remember him dropping 20 on Detroit that we won back in 95/96 I believe. I had the opportunity to go to a came and I remember all of the fans chanting for him. He was that young guy, a year or 2 in the league that all of the fans wanted to see play and when he showed some potential we all loved it...seeing him be successful on a team of superstars.
He will be missed and I'll never forget those moments.
Re: R.I.P. Brooks Thompson
Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2016 4:28 am
by OrlDave
Man, sucks. RIP Brooks.
In other news some nut fan just did this right up the road from my house :
http://bnonews.com/news/index.php/news/id4536(Shooter killed himself, the artist is in critical condition.)
Re: R.I.P. Brooks Thompson
Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2016 6:59 am
by Ozoned
Rest in Paradise.
Re: R.I.P. Brooks Thompson
Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2016 3:04 pm
by Nemesis21
Christina passed away. Very sad and disappointed that this happened in our town.
Re: R.I.P. Brooks Thompson
Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2016 3:51 pm
by OrlDave
Nemesis21 wrote:Christina passed away. Very sad and disappointed that this happened in our town.
Agreed. Seems like it was an obsessed fan or ex bf, but still sucks it happened here.
Re: R.I.P. Brooks Thompson
Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2016 4:33 pm
by Nemesis21
OrlDave wrote:Nemesis21 wrote:Christina passed away. Very sad and disappointed that this happened in our town.
Agreed. Seems like it was an obsessed fan or ex bf, but still sucks it happened here.
I'm also disappointed at the Plaza live, they had no pat downs or metal detectors at their entrance. Hopefully they now step up their security there.
Re: R.I.P. Brooks Thompson
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 12:40 am
by ClashCityRocker
Man he was only 13 years older than me...I couldn't believe it when I heard the news the other day...What a crappy weekend this turned out to be. He was fun to watch cause a. It usually meant we were comfortably ahead and b. he always had a knack for surprising you.
Re: R.I.P. Brooks Thompson
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 1:14 pm
by paperboymafia
Such sad news. RIP.
Re: R.I.P. Brooks Thompson
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2016 1:40 am
by Orange Ave.
Thanks for the memories.