By OLIVER SALT, US ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
Published: 12:46 EST, 22 November 2025 | Updated: 12:47 EST, 22 November 2025
Former NBA player and college basketball legend Rodney Rogers has died at the age of 54.
Rogers, who enjoyed an iconic spell with Wake Forest before entering the NBA Draft in 1993, played for seven teams throughout his 13-year spell in the big leagues.
The No 9 draft pick ended his career with the Philadelphia 76ers in 2005, three years before he was involved in a tragic car accident that left him paralyzed from the shoulders down.
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