RIP Caleb Swanigan

[Tetsujin]

Caleb Swanigan, the Purdue standout who played three NBA seasons with Portland and Sacramento, has passed away at 25 years old, his alma mater says. RIP.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 21, 2022

kid obviously had his demons and struggles with his body. Hope he’s at peace now

 

[dude12]

Oh wow. Cause?

 

[whozit]

Oh wow. Cause?

Natural.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

RIP Caleb.

Hard to believe he was only 25 - his college and NBA journey didn't seem quite so brief, or quite so recent. I really did like the first arc to his story...

 

[kingsboi]

the guy had big time trouble with his weight so I'd imagine that it ties into that. What is the cause of death?

 

[kb02]

wow and yikes. sorry to hear.

 

[Hoovtrain]

Sad
Knew he struggled with weight issues previously, but no clue it got this bad
https://www.opencourt-basketball.co...nds-to-social-media-commenting-on-his-weight/

 

[pdxKingsFan]

damn that is truly sad. RIP

 

[Trueblood]

Very sad. Drafted in 2017. Similar to the Fab Melo passing. I think Fab was drafted as recently as 2013 or 2014

 

[Insomniacal Fan]

Agh, 25 is too young to die from natural causes.

Caleb was an exciting player in college, I learned about his story later. Sounds like a pretty hard life, may he rest in peace

 

[Ozymandias]

Very sad news.

May Biggie RIP.

Hope they do a little moment of silence for him at tonights draft would be appropriate.