Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke warms up before the game against the Kings at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California, on March 17, 2025. | Imagn Images / via Reuters

Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke has died at the age of 29.

Clarke's death was announced Tuesday by the Grizzlies and ⁠his representation, Priority Sports.

NBC Los Angeles reported that his death is being investigated as a possible overdose. The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a 911 call of a medical emergency shortly after 5 p.m. on Monday and paramedics declared Clarke dead after they arrived, per the report.

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