Portland Star Found Dead

Jerome Kersey, who together with Clyde "The Glide" Drexler, provided a one-two punch for the Portland Trail Blazers has been found dead, he was 52.  Kersey, whose name is similar to Seahawk wide receiver Jermaine Kerse,  was a small forward drafted by the Blazers in 1984.  He spent his first 11 seasons with the Blazers, playing in the NBA final in 1990 and 1992.  He would later play for 5 other NBA teams including the Seattle Super Sonics.  He won a ring with the San Antontio Spurs in 1999. He retired in 2001.
Kearsey had appeared at Madison High School with ex Blazers Brian Grant and Terry Porter last Tuesday to celebrate African American History Month.