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Eddie Griffin (born May 30, 1982 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died August 17, 2007 in Houston, Texas) was an American basketball player. He most recently played for the Minnesota Timberwolves, who waived him March 13, 2007.
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Former Timberwolves forward Eddie Griffin died last week when his sport-utility vehicle collided with a freight train in a fiery crash in Houston, the Harris County medical examiner's office said Tuesday. Investigators used dental records to identify Griffin, 25, who began his tumultous pro career with the Rockets in 2001.
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Eddie Griffin, who was drafted by the Nets in 2002 and then signed in 2004, but never played for the team, was reportedly killed when his car collided with a train in Houston last Friday. Griffin was 25 and last played with the Timberwolves last December.
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Eddie Jamaal Griffin (May 30, 1982 – August 17, 2007) was an American professional basketball player. He most recently played for the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves, who waived him March 13, 2007.[1] Months later, he was killed in a car crash.
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From someone who knew him well Tuesday night, his was a belief there was a "strong possibility" that this was exactly how poor, tortured Eddie Griffin chose to end it all. He fought moods and depression and booze. The NBA suspended him for violating its drug policy midway through last season, and finally Minnesota Timberwolves president Kevin McHale stopped believing he could salvage Griffin's career, his life. He gave up, too.
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Basketball always came easily to Eddie Griffin. It was life off the court that he had trouble handling. The former Minnesota Timberwolves forward died last week when his sport utility vehicle collided with a freight train in a fiery crash, the Harris County medical examiner's office said Tuesday.
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