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New Orleans Pelicans shooting guard Bryce DeJean-Jones has died at the age of 23, the Dallas (Texas) County Medical Examiner confirmed to SI.com.
A spokesperson declined to provide details on the cause of death, but Shams Charania of The Vertical reports that DeJean-Jones died of a gun shot to the abdomen on Friday. He reportedly bled to death.
The news of Dejean-Joness death was first reported by the Ames Tribune.
DeJean-Jones, who was a rookie last season, played college basketball at Iowa State. He went undrafted and played in the DLeague before debuting with the Pelicans in January.
DeJean-Jones had signed a threeyear contract earlier this year with New Orleans.
This is just so sad. He was by no means a complete NBA player, but he appeared to possess the disposition, effort and skills to turn into something. He worked his tail to get where he was from undrafted to the D-League and then to starting some games, and I was really impressed with this kid when I first saw him play. Despite being a rookie, he played more like a 3-year veteran. He was someone who was just getting his career started and going on his way to doing some big things in NBA and had true potential.
RIP