
WNBA champion Kara Braxton dead at 43
Former WNBA star Kara Braxton died at the age of 43, the league announced on Monday. She played and won championships with the Detroit Shock.
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Former WNBA star Kara Braxton died at the age of 43, the league announced on Monday. She played and won championships with the Detroit Shock.
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Kara Braxton, who starred at Georgia before winning two WNBA titles with the Detroit Shock, has died, the league announced. She was 43.

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Kara Braxton — a two-time WNBA champion who played 10 seasons in the league — died Monday morning. She was 43.
The WNBA community is mourning the loss of Kara Braxton, a two-time league champion who spent a decade in the pros. The league announced her death on social media, and tributes have been pouring in from former teammates and fans…
Kara Braxton died at the age of 43.
Kara Braxton, a former WNBA player with ties to the Portland area, died Saturday in a car accident in Atlanta, Georgia, according to a report by The Oregonian. The WNBA mourned her passing Sunday in a post on X, calling Braxton a two-time WNBA champion and 10-season veteran who played for the Detroit Shock, Tulsa Shock, Phoenix Mercury and New York Liberty. "It is with profound sadness that we mourn the passing of 2x WNBA Champion Kara Braxton," the league said.
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The WNBA is mourning one of its own. Former basketball player Kara Braxton, won two WNBA championships while playing for the Detroit Shock, has died, the league announced. She was 43. "It is with...
Kara Braxton, who played a decade in the WNBA and won two championships with the Detroit Shock, has died, the league announced.

Two-time WNBA champion Kara Braxton died on Sunday, four days after her 43rd birthday.
Kara Braxton spent a decade in the WNBA and won a pair of titles with the Shock.

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