Former Western Kentucky basketball player Cliff Dixon was fatally shot outside an Atlanta-area nightclub early Thursday morning, according to a release from the Chamblee (Georgia) Police Department. It is being investigated as a homicide, police said.
Dixon, 32, grew up in Suitland, Maryland, where he was a childhood friend of Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant. Dixon played in 55 games for Western Kentucky in 2009-10 and 2010-11 before being dismissed from the program for a violation of team rules. He went on to play overseas.
Dixon was a frequent visitor at Oklahoma City games when Durant played for the Thunder.