Claim: Six foot seven American football player, Jerome Kersey was a small forward during his playing career on Portland Trail Blazers, Golden Stae Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers, Seattle Supersonics, SanAntonio Spurs and Milwaukee Bucks, and died from a pulmonary embolism (a blockage of an artery in the lungs that has moved through the bloodstream from elsewhere in the body) at the age of 52.
Evidence: Jerome Kersey (June 26, 1962 – February 18, 2015) was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA).