R.I.P. Roy Tarpley
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2015 12:07 pm
Troubled ex-NBA player. More talent than sense.
Ex-Maverick Roy Tarpley dies at 50
Ex-Maverick Roy Tarpley dies at 50
Former Dallas Mavericks center Roy Tarpley, whose star fizzled due to drug and alcohol problems, died Friday afternoon. He was 50.
The Tarrant County medical examiner did not list a cause of death for Tarpley, who died at a hospital in Arlington, Texas.