That means he was 43 and still in the NBA. That seems peculiar. Are we sure he wasn't just an expiring contract for some of those years?He was only 58. Died of brain cancer.
58 is way too young, but initially I was surprised that he was that old. It doesn't feel like it was THAT long ago he was playing in the NBA. I looked it up - his last season was 2009. That also seems like a long time ago and not that long ago at the same time.
I looked it up. He played in 9 games as a 42 year old, and 75 games (!) as a 40 year old with the 53 win Rockets in 2006-7. That is remarkable.That means he was 43 and still in the NBA. That seems peculiar. Are we sure he wasn't just an expiring contract for some of those years?