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Troy "Escalade" Jackson died last night in LA
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 6:59 am
by Neon1
Former Louisville Cardinal Center and the 6'9" 350-500lb brother of retired NBA PG (now annoucer) Mark Jackson and BFF of Rafer "Skip" Alston, died in his sleep last night in LA, He was only 35.
He was best known as ESCALADE from the And1 Streetball Tour. R.I.P. Big Man.
http://www.cardchronicle.com/2011/2/20/ ... -at-age-35http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnIep69hwpc
Re: Troy "Escalade" Jackson died last night in LA
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 7:00 am
by theonethatownz
What happened!?-
Re: Troy "Escalade" Jackson died last night in LA
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 7:02 am
by Pass the ball
wow are you serious? I remember when he was in the and 1 mixtape shows.
What happened?
Re: Troy "Escalade" Jackson died last night in LA
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 7:07 am
by DelaneyRudd
Pass the ball wrote:wow are you serious? I remember when he was in the and 1 mixtape shows.
What happened?
If he was 6-9 and 350 when playing competitively he had to have been well over 400.
Re: Troy "Escalade" Jackson died last night in LA
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 7:08 am
by Neon1
Pass the ball wrote:wow are you serious? I remember when he was in the and 1 mixtape shows.
What happened?
Im guessing this just happened after the ASG, No reports detailing it outside of he was asleep. With him being only 35 and i dont believe (but you never know) he was the drug type, i guessing it has to be something somehow weight related, dude was like 4-5 bills large.
I guess we have to wait till the reports come out.
Re: Troy "Escalade" Jackson died last night in LA
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 7:08 am
by Storm Surge
theonethatownz wrote:What happened!?-
obesity.
Re: Troy "Escalade" Jackson died last night in LA
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 7:09 am
by mid-post
I'd be surprised if it wasn't from a heart attack. RIP big man.
Re: Troy "Escalade" Jackson died last night in LA
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 7:26 am
by blkout
That's sad. He was a gigantic guy though
Re: Troy "Escalade" Jackson died last night in LA
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 7:28 am
by DelaneyRudd
A lot of times a very large person who is young might have breathing problems at night. Sleep apnia killed Reggie White.
Re: Troy "Escalade" Jackson died last night in LA
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 7:35 am
by Benedict_Boozer
I liked that And-1 show, that sucks honestly. He seemed like a good dude.
Re: Troy "Escalade" Jackson died last night in LA
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 7:41 am
by Mamba Venom
Too young
Keep your head up Marc
Re: Troy "Escalade" Jackson died last night in LA
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 7:45 am
by motorcity15
Man i always watched And-1 back in the day, too soon RIP
Re: Troy "Escalade" Jackson died last night in LA
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 9:00 am
by TiMVP
RIP he was one of my favorites in that and1 business back in the day
Re: Troy "Escalade" Jackson died last night in LA
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 9:07 am
by CowsMoo
RIP
i too watched and1
Re: Troy "Escalade" Jackson died last night in LA
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 9:08 am
by faceface2012
Benedict_Boozer wrote:I liked that And-1 show, that sucks honestly. He seemed like a good dude.
And-1 show is so amazing!!
Re: Troy "Escalade" Jackson died last night in LA
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 11:48 am
by Flash Falcon X
I used to be addicted to And1 way before I started watching the NBA. Even though I think And1 is crap now compared to the NBA, I still have a lot of respect for Escalade. I know he was obese and all, but I seriously didn't expect him to die so young. Not that I knew him personally, but he seemed like a great person and contributed a lot to the Streetball series on ESPN. He was also pretty good for his size, too. He dunked on someone back in 2002 and he was still obese at the time.
Re: Troy "Escalade" Jackson died last night in LA
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 12:25 pm
by Flipdog69xxx
RIP Escalade
Re: Troy "Escalade" Jackson died last night in LA
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 1:08 pm
by Darain
RIP Esclade
Re: Troy "Escalade" Jackson died last night in LA
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 2:33 pm
by Geoffrey P
My favorite from And1.
Showed big dude's could still ball too.
Never knew he was Mark's brother though.
Re: Troy "Escalade" Jackson died last night in LA
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 4:56 pm
by Percules
This friggin' sucks! Life's unfair.