Former NBA player Clifford Rozier has died following a heart attack. He was 45.

Rozier’s brother, Kobie Rozier, posted on Facebook that Clifford Rozier had been fighting for his life for the last few days but succumbed to his condition Friday in his hometown of Bradenton, Florida.

Rozier was the 16th overall pick of the 1994 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors.

Rozier played college ball at North Carolina and Louisville.

Rozier played 4 seasons in the NBA, for Golden State Warriors, Toronto Raptors and Minnesota Timberwolves.

He appeared in total 173 regular season games (started 64), averaging 4.8 ppg, 5.2 rpg in 17.2 mpg.

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