Tauras Stumbrys (8 January 1970 – 16 October 2004) was a Lithuanian professional basketball player. He played the point guard position and was a longtime member of Žalgiris Kaunas.[1] With Žalgiris he won the Lithuanian Basketball League five times.[2]

Death

During a Hidruva-Atletas and Žalgiris LKL matchup in October 2004, Stumbrys suffered a myocardial infarction and lost consciousness. Paramedics and teammates attempted to revive him, but to no avail. He was pronounced dead later that night. Stumbrys had played 8 minutes and scored 3 points in his last match.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Žaidėjai – Tauras Stumbrys". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Paulius Jankūnas pristatė savo LKL žiedų kolekciją". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Krepšininko širdis sustojo per rungtynes". kauno.diena.lt (in Lithuanian). 16 October 2004. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tauras_Stumbrys
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