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Fab Melo has passed away at the age of 26.

Melo had been playing in Brazil for Uniceub-BRB-Brasilia.

Melo was the 22nd overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics out of Syracuse.

Via Adam Zagoria/Zags Blog

RIP

Damn.

I still remember when he got a concussion walking through a door.

Any indications of how? Extremely sad to hear, R.I.P. Fab.

When a guy passes at 26 there has to be a story. Cause of death?

That's a vague story. Sad to hear.

Whoa that's crazy. Must have been an accident of some sort

ATTL wrote:That's a vague story. Sad to hear.

Haha yeah so vague!

So sad to hear, young guy. Prayers to his family and friends

Horrible news. This guy was an extremely hard worker and unfortunately for him always surrounded by controversy.
Apparently he passed away in his sleep and the cause is unknown as of now (or that's what's been reported). Hard to believe. Prayers out to his family and close ones - may he rest in peace.

Wtf... totally random and out of no where...
Just a couple years ago people were shocked he was a 1st rounder, quickly out of the NBA. This is tragic

I hope his family is doing okay

I wonder what the circumstances of his death were? Top flight NBA level athletes are scrutinized at a very high level, with lots of montering.

GimmeDat wrote:Any indications of how? Extremely sad to hear, R.I.P. Fab.

heart attack

Winsome Gerbil wrote:When a guy passes at 26 there has to be a story. Cause of death?

When young athletes die of natural causes, it is almost always heart-related, and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is usually the main culprit. It can strike at anyone, anytime, without any kind of prior symptoms. Kids in their teens die from this thing at the library, in the classrooms, in their sleep, we just never hear about them because they are not famous. It's a very tragic thing.

Johnny Firpo wrote:

Winsome Gerbil wrote:When a guy passes at 26 there has to be a story. Cause of death?

When young athletes die of natural causes, it is almost always heart-related, and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is usually the main culprit. It can strike at anyone, anytime, without any kind of prior symptoms. Kids in their teens die from this thing at the library, in the classrooms, in their sleep, we just never hear about them because they are not famous. It's a very tragic thing.

another possibility is maybe he had undiagnosed sleep apnea. the other thought is he died in Brazil so foul play is always a possibility. especially since he probably had money from his NBA contract. life insurance policy? who's the beneficiary?

totalrekall wrote:the other thought is he died in Brazil so foul play is always a possibility. especially since he probably had money from his NBA contract. life insurance policy? who's the beneficiary?

No signs of violence in his room.

Minas Gerais is not like Rio de Janeiro.