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Ex-Laker Darius Morris died of coronary heart disease, L.A. County medical examiner says

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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” were listed as “other significant conditions,” according to 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 in a private residence by his mother May 2.

Three months earlier, his father, Dewayne Morris Sr., and older brother, Dewayne Morris Jr.