On May 10, Beijing time, Shenzhen men's basketball foreign aid Salinger tweeted that former CBA Jiangsu Tongxi foreign aid Adrian Payne died at the age of 31. Warriors star Dream Green tweeted four heartbroken expressions at the first time with mourning.
Orange County Police then issued an announcement confirming that Adrian Payne had been shot earlier and died. At the same time, police arrested a suspect named Lawrence Dooliti and charged him with first-degree murder.
Adrian Payne was the NBA's No. 15 pick in the 2014 first round, and he was drafted by the Hawks to play for the Hawks, Timberwolves and Magic in his career. The highlight of his NBA career was with the Timberwolves in the 14-15 season, when he averaged 7.2 points and 5.4 boards per game. On July 31, 2018, Payne joined the CBA Tongxi Men's Basketball Team, and in the 6 games played for Jiangsu, Payne averaged 16.9 points and 8.6 boards per game.
It is worth mentioning that Payne and Dream Green are alumni of michigan university, and the two led the Michigan Great Spartans to the Big Ten District Championship in the 2011-2012 season. In honor of his old friend, Dream chased the announcement that it will establish the Payne Foundation, and it will take the lead in donating $100,000.
At the press conference, Chao Meng was never able to calm his inner emotions, he said: "My mood is not very good, the state is not in the game. I wanted to go home and chat on the podcast about my story with Adrian Payne. If I want to cry, I can pause, I don't want to cry in front of everyone. I'm sorry I couldn't take your interview, I'll make up for you after the next game, I'm really sorry. ”