Ugh! This is awful!
Chauncey Hardy, an American athlete playing professional European basketball, was brutally beaten in Romania over the weekend and died as a result!
The 23-year-old was celebrating at a bar with his CSS Giurgiu teammates after beating rivals Dinamo Bucharest on their home court on Saturday night.
Sources are reporting that Hardy received severe head injuries from a man because the basketball player wanted to dance with his girlfriend.
By the time he was admitted to the hospital, he was already in a coma and passed away after suffering two heart attacks.
Hardy played college basketball at Sacred Heart University in Connecticut, then went on to play in the European league after graduating in 2010.
We really are sickened by this disgusting act of unnecessary violence! Our thoughts and prayers go out to Chauncey’s family and friends during this difficult time.
Rest in peace!
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