GONE TOO SOON. Brandon Clarke spent his entire seven-year NBA career with the Memphis Grizzlies.
Just weeks before his death, Memphis Grizzlies’ Brandon Clarke was arrested on charges that included possession of a controlled substance following a traffic stop
The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner reported on Friday, August 7, that Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke died due to the effects of heroin and cocaine.
The medical examiner ruled Clarke’s May 11 death an accident. The combined effects of multiple prescription medications were also identified as a significant contributing condition, though the specific medications were not disclosed. The full medical examiner’s report has not yet been released.
Clarke, 29, was discovered unresponsive in a bedroom at a residence in California’s San Fernando Valley and was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. The medical examiner conducted an examination the following day before formally certifying the cause and manner of death on Friday.
