By Daniel Sheehan, Reporter Staff
April 28, 2021
Daniel Sheehan, Reporter Staff
Terrence Clarke, who passed away last week at the age of 19, left his mark on the community after honing his basketball skills at the Davis Leadership Academy, in the DotHouse gym, and on courts across Boston.
This week the Greater Boston basketball community continued to mourn the loss of Terrence Clarke, a bright prospect from Dorchester who passed away in Los Angeles last Thursday at the age of 19 following a car accident.
Clarke was one of the most promising young players to emerge from the city in years. An athletic six foot seven wing, he was a consensus five star player after finishing his high school career at Brewster Academy in New Hampshire and committing to play college ball at the University of Kentucky, where he was a freshman guard this past season. Clarke, a projected lottery pick entering the season, declared for the NBA draft last month and announced he was signing with Klutch Sport
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Following the sad death of Kentucky basketball player Terrence Clarke, we saw extensive reactions that were triggered by the unfortunate event. The now-late star, who was a potential selection in the NBA Draft, had a close relationship with Utah Jazz superstar Donovan Mitchell.
During the week, Mitchell was reported to be shocked when the news finally got to him. On his page on social media, Mitchell tweeted: No way. A tweet he ended up quoting with a video of Clarke.
On July 2019, Clarke was reported to have worked with Mitchell at a skills camp, which involved NBA player CJ McCollum and trainer Chris Brickley at the time and was tagged with odds from best usa online casino sites.
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Terrence Clarke died just after 5 pm EST on Thursday 99 days prior to the NBA Draft.
The Celtics, some of whom knew and grew close to Clarke in recent years, were further along than usual in their pregame routine because Thursday’s game started at 7 p.m. Most begin 30 minutes later in Boston, so they played the game free from even the early online speculation regarding Clarke’s death, and scored a 99-86 victory of the Suns.
Jaylen Brown out with shoulder pain might’ve heard them first. For his teammates, the car accident, death, and tragedy were all confirmed as they sat in their lockers and Brad Stevens prepared to take questions after the game. He couldn’t speak. Kemba Walker neared tears. Clarke, 19, could’ve soon become a member of their team, or at least joined the NBA fraternity this summer.
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