Gordon, who played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins and New Mexico Lobos, reportedly died in a car accident in Portland, Oregon.
Drew Gordon, a former NBA forward and older brother of Denver Nuggets’ star Aaron Gordon, has died in a car accident in Portland, Oregon, his agent Calvin Andrews confirmed with ESPN on Thursday.
He was 33.
He is survived by his wife Angela as well as his two sons Zane and Brody.
Drew Gordon played nine games for the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2014-15 season after playing professional basketball in Serbia, Sardinia and Turkey.
A California native, he helped lead the Monarchs of Archbishop Mitty High School to three championships in the West Catholic Athletic League before playing college basketball for the UCLA Bruins and New Mexico Lobos.
Gordon, following his time with the 76ers, later played for NBA G League’s Delaware 87ers and Long Island Nets.
He also made stops in France, Lithuania, Russia, Poland and Ukraine before signing with the Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka of Japan in 2022.
