Overview
- Clarke, who was found Monday in a San Fernando Valley residence after a 911 medical call, was pronounced dead at the scene by Los Angeles Fire Department responders.
- The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner deferred the cause of death pending further testing and listed Clarke's body as ready for release.
- Police are treating the case as a possible overdose after finding drug paraphernalia at the home, though officials have not issued an official cause or manner of death.
- The Grizzlies and Clarke’s agency confirmed his death Tuesday and the NBA community, including Commissioner Adam Silver and the players union, shared tributes and condolences.
- Clarke spent seven seasons with Memphis and earned All-Rookie honors in 2020, and his recent years were marked by injuries and an April 1 arrest in Arkansas that included alleged possession of more than 230 grams of kratom, a substance classified as a controlled drug in that state.