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Former Lakers and Clippers guard Darius Morris died at age 33 of coronary artery disease, although the “effects of cocaine, hydrocodone and ethanol” played a role, according to a report by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner. Morris, who played for the Lakers alongside his mentor Kobe Bryant after starring at Windward High in Mar Vista and the University of Michigan, was found dead May 2 by a Los Angeles-area apartment manager doing a welfare check.
“Darius was an absolutely super nice guy, he always had a smile,” said Mike Bresnahan, The Times’ Lakers beat writer for 12 years who now is a Lakers analyst for Spectrum SportsNet. “What I appreciated was that when he made it to the NBA he decided he was going to enjoy every minute of it. He was going to have fun. Darius never forgot that part of it.”
The cause of death for ex-NBA player Darius Morris has just been revealed ... heart disease is the killer, with drug and alcohol use playing a big role. Darius' official cause of death is coronary artery disease ... according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner.
According to the ME's death investigation summary, obtained by TMZ Sports, drug and alcohol use was a significant factor in Darius' death ... specifically, the effects of cocaine, hydrocodone and ethanol.
A cause of death for ex-NBA player Darius Morris still remains a mystery ... but TMZ Sports has learned law enforcement does not believe foul play was involved. The former LA Lakers guard was found dead in his home by his family in the Los Angeles area on May 2 ... and authorities are still working to determine how exactly the 33-year-old passed.
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Our sources say, however, there were no signs of nefarious acts ... and no drugs were found at the scene either. An autopsy has been completed ... although a cause and manner are still pending toxicology results.
Darius Morris (1991-2024)
Shams Charania: Four-year NBA veteran Darius Morris has passed away at the age of 33. Morris played for the Lakers, 76ers, Clippers, Grizzlies and Nets from 2011-2015.
Ex-Brooklyn Nets player Darius Morris has brought counterclaims against his assault accuser claiming she made him fear for his life, including by sending him and his family death threats, new court papers show. The 30-year-old former NBA player — who also once played for the Los Angeles Lakers — denied Kristen Summer’s allegations that he dragged her by her hair and “violently beat” her as she “begged for her life” in April last year, according to court papers she filed last month as part of her lawsuit.
On Thursday, Morris fired back against Summer, mounting counterclaims of infliction of emotional distress and defamation. Morris claims that Summer has made him “fear for his safety” and has caused him “severe emotional distress including death threats to him and his family,” the papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court allege.
A woman who accused former Brooklyn Nets and LA Lakers player Darius Morris of assault is now asking a court to enter a default judgment against him for not responding to her case, Manhattan court papers show. Kristen Summer had filed suit against the 30-year-old ex-NBA player in Manhattan Supreme Court in April alleging “assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and gender motivated violence,” according to court documents.
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Former LA Laker and Brooklyn Nets hoopster Darius Morris is being sued by a woman in Manhattan for alleged assault and battery, according to new court papers. Kristen Summer filed the Manhattan Supreme Court summons against the 30-year-old ex-NBA player Friday.
Former NBA player Darius Morris -- a Lakers second-round pick in 2011 -- was arrested last month after a woman claimed he brutally attacked her ... but now the woman is insisting she made the whole thing up. A spokesperson for the NYPD tells TMZ Sports ... on April 18, a woman told officers the 29-year-old pro basketball player beat her up during an altercation at a Manhattan-area home. The woman told cops she had left the residence, and asked Morris to leave by the time she got back. But, she says when she returned, Darius was still there -- and he exploded on her.
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