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Brooks Thompson, Former NBA Player, Dies at Age 45

Former NBA point guard Brooks Thompson has died at the age of 45, the Orlando Magic announced.

According to Mark Cooper of the Tulsa World, Thompson died Thursday after he was diagnosed with double organ failure in April and a blood infection in May.

He spent four NBA seasons with the Magic, Utah Jazz, Denver Nuggets, Phoenix Suns and New York Knicks, and he was the head men's basketball coach at the University of Texas at San Antonio from 2006 through last season.