The NBA superstar was, by all accounts, a good father and a family man. But we must not erase the allegations of sexual assault leveled against him
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Mourn him because he was transcendent on the court. Mourn him because he was so young when he was killed on Sunday, just 41, embarking on a post-basketball career poised to be as unexpected as it was impressive.
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