At present, the NBA playoffs are in full swing, and the CBA has entered the offseason, but there is a sudden news that has attracted a lot of people's attention, that is, the former NBA first-round show Adrian Payne has unfortunately passed away.
At 1 o'clock last night, Payne was involved in a shooting in Orange County, USA, and unfortunately passed away. When he was killed, Payne was only 31 years old, and it was a pity that he could no longer see the sun the next day.
Born in 1991 in Ohio, Payne is a 208 cm tall high school basketball star, entered the NCAA of the famous basketball school Ohio for four years, and played with Drummond Green of the Golden State Warriors. In March Madness in 2014, Payne scored 41 points in the second round against the University of Delaware, becoming the first player since Curry in 2008 to score 40+ in a single game in the NCAA finals. In the NBA Draft that same year, Payne was selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the 15th pick in the first round.
However, Payne's NBA career has not been smooth, and he left the NBA before his four-year rookie contract was executed, playing for the Hawks, Timberwolves and Magic. Bidding farewell to the NBA, Payne went to Europe, playing a season at Greek powerhouse Panathinakos, but soon received a contract from China's CBA league.
In the 6 games he played for Nanjing Tongxi in the 2018-19 season, Payne averaged 16.9 points and 8.6 rebounds per game, which is far from enough for a foreign aid, so Payne can only leave.
Last night, Payne was shot dead in Orange County, and the killer was identified as Lawrence Doritti. Doritty was caught by police at the scene and has been charged with first-degree murder and is temporarily held in an Orange County jail. But Payne's life is irretrievable, and I hope he goes all the way.