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Duckworth had heart disease, autopsy shows

2-time NBA All-Star, 44, died while on goodwill tour for his former team

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Kevin Duckworth averaged 11.8 points and 5.8 rebounds over 11 seasons in the NBA, helping Portland reach the NBA finals in 1990 and 1992.

PORTLAND, Ore. - Oregon officials say an autopsy shows former Portland Trail Blazers center Kevin Duckworth died when his enlarged heart failed.

Duckworth died Monday at 44 on the Oregon coast, where he was on a goodwill tour for the team.

The Oregon State Police said Wednesday the autopsy was done by Dr. Larry Lewman, a state medical examiner who concluded that Duckworth died of “hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with congestive heart failure.”

The police statement says the heart disease had combined with high blood pressure to result in “marked enlargement of his heart which had been failing for some time.”

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