Former NBA star Caleb Swanigan has tragically passed away. The 25-year-old basketball star died of “natural causes” on Monday night at a Fort Wayne hospital in Indiana, according to the Allen County coroner’s office.
The young athlete came from unstable beginnings as his father struggled with drug addiction and obesity, leaving his mother to balance providing for six children.
They often relocated between Utah and Indianapolis, and during this time they experienced homelessness. By the age of 13, Caleb had lived in five different homeless shelters and had attended thirteen different schools.
What a difficult upbringing for a child to go through! Related: Netflix’s The Chosen One Actors Dead After Horrific Car Accident This was until he was adopted by ex Detroit Lions linebacker Roosevelt Barnes, who was contacted by Caleb’s older brother, Carl Jr., in an attempt to get his inherited weight issues under control (Roosevelt had previously served as a basketball coach for Carl Jr.
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