Friends and family from across the city gathered in Roxbury last Saturday to memorialize Terrence Clarke, the basketball phenom and Dorchester native who died in 2021 at age 19 in a car accident in Los Angeles, where he was working out in preparation for that year’s NBA draft. Hundreds convened at the Vine Street Community Center on Dudley Street, which Clarke frequented, to
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Former Kentucky guard was a victim in a fatal car accident in April.
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Updated on July 30, 2021 2:31 AM
NBA commissioner Adam Silver welcomes the family of late Kentucky guard Terrence Clarke onto the stage at the NBA Draft
It was the dream of Terrence Clarke, like most young men, to have his name announced on the night of the NBA draft, and his dream was a realistic one.
As a highly-regarded prep player from Boston, Clarke played the 2020-21 season at Kentucky, then announced he was turning professional after his freshman year and immediately began training for the next level.