Former Texas star, NBA player and executive Lance Blanks dies at 56

Former Texas star, NBA player and executive Lance Blanks died Wednesday, the league announced Thursday afternoon. He was 56.

His cause of death is unknown.

“Lance was a light for all those who knew him,” NBA executive vice president Joe Dumars, who played with Banks in Detroit, said in a statement. “It’s been a privilege to have called him one of my closest friends. I’m eternally grateful for all the support he has shown me throughout the years. His legacy will be carried on, not only by his family, but by all those whose lives he touched for the better. You will be dearly missed, brother.”

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