Overview
- Paddio, 60, was pronounced dead at the scene after Saturday's single-vehicle crash outside Rayne, Louisiana, according to the Acadia Parish Sheriff's Office.
- Investigators said his car left the roadway for reasons still under review, struck a roadside culvert, and ejected him, with no additional details released yet.
- A key figure in UNLV’s 1987 Final Four run, he hit four second-half threes in the Elite Eight against Iowa and also sank a famed buzzer-beater over Temple at Madison Square Garden.
- He played 129 NBA games for five teams, including the Cavaliers and SuperSonics, and averaged 5.5 points per game after being drafted 74th overall in 1988.
- After the NBA, he spent about a decade in pro leagues overseas, later worked as a motivational speaker, and returned to his home state of Louisiana.