Sad day for the world of sport. Ilkan Karaman, A 34-year-old Turkish basketball player has died after being hit by a car in Datca, 600 kilometres south of Istanbul.
The Ottoman, who played for teams such as Fenerbahce, Pinar Karsiyaka, Besiktas and Cholet, I was waiting on the sidewalk ask a friend to fill up with gas when another car lost control.
According to information from “Basketfaul”, the driver He was possibly under the influence of alcohol.
Karaman I got stuck under the carand ended up losing his life because of this event.
The Turk, with Fenerbahce, won a League and a Cup, in addition to the President’s Cup in 2013. In the Euroleague, in 22 games, he scored a total of 97 points with 54 rebounds during the 2012-13 season.
Before, in 2012, the Brooklyn Nets They selected him in the second round of the draft, trading his rights to Cleveland in 2014 to remain with the Milwaukee Bucks in 2020. He never made his NBA debut.
The Turkish Federation issued a statement to mourn the loss and to offer his condolences to his family.
