"The 6-11 Tarpley was the seventh pick in the 1986 draft by the Mavericks out of Michigan. In his second season, he was the NBA’s sixth man of the year before drugs and controversy shrouded the rest of his six seasons in the league.
According to a medical examiner’s report, Tarpley’s death happened at Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital. It is a sad ending to one of the most gifted players in franchise history. Tarpley had a rare combination of strength and speed that made him one of the best athletes of his era."
They should put a Tarpley poster in every gym.
The coach should point to the poster and bluntly say: This is what happens when you get addicted to drugs and other bad things.
We spoke about Tarpley in Saturday's show:
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