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Former Net Quinton Ross spoke out after an erroneous report said he had died.

(Aristide Economopoulos/The Star-Ledger)

Quinton Ross spoke out after what he said was a rough Monday for the former Nets guard-forward.

A New York Post report initially said Ross had died and was buried in a shallow grave at Far Rockaway beach before it was quickly corrected (it was a different Quinton Ross who was found).

"My phone was going crazy. I checked Facebook. Finally, I went on the Internet, and they were saying I was dead. I just couldn't believe it," he said, via the Associated Press. Ross spent Monday at the LSU-SMU matchup at the NIT.

"A couple (relatives) already heard it," he said. "They were crying. I mean, it was a tough day, man, mostly for my family and friends."