| Sign Up | Google+
 

Robert Traylor Dead Of Natural Causes, According To Report

Stay connected with SB Nation

Former Michigan Wolverines basketball star Robert Traylor was found dead in an Isla Verde, Puerto Rico apartment Wednesday morning. According to an updated report by PrimeraAhora.com, the Marbella condo's handy man tried to contact Traylor several times before entering his home, finding Traylor's collapsed body. He also encountered Traylor's Vaqueros de Bayamón teammate Terence Shannon at some point, who appeared visibly shaken up.

Team manager Jose Carlos Perez has described Traylor's death as being of natural causes.

Traylor had recently complained of having trouble breathing, according to teammate Orlando “Guayacán” Santiago. His last reported communication was an Internet phone call to the United Stats with his wife, but he hadn't been seen out of his home or heard from for multiple days. His family has expressed interest in returning his body to the U.S. 

The report states teammates Carmelo Lee, Javier Mojica, Bobby Joe Hatton and Christian Dalmau hurried to the scene, where they found police officers and a prosecutor assessing the situation. Traylor's five teammates at his apartment paid a posthumous tribute to him, according to the report.

Follow along with our Robert Traylor StoryStream for more updates on this story.

                                                                                                                                                                                                               

In This StoryStream

There are 0 Comments. Add Yours. Loading

Shortcuts to mastering the comment thread. Use wisely.

C - Next Comment
X - Mark as Read

R - Reply
Z - Mark Read & Next

Shift + C - Previous
Shift + A - Mark All Read

Comment Settings

Live comment alert: Hide it!

Comments for this post are closed.

tracking_pixel_5349_tracker tracking_pixel_5351_tracker