New information about Brandon Clarke‘s death has been shared.
Almost three months after the veteran NBA player was found dead on May 11 in his California home, authorities have released his cause of death and manner of death.
The 29-year-old died due to the effects of heroin and cocaine, according to an Aug. 7 press release from the County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner. His death was ruled an accident.
Paramedics arrived to his home in the San Fernando area of Los Angeles around 5 p.m. on May 11 and found Clarke “unresponsive in his bedroom,” per the medical examiner.
Responding paramedics pronounced his death 15 minutes after arriving.
The athlete—who had played for the Memphis Grizzlies for seven years—was discovered with drug paraphernalia present, leading investigators to consider the possibility of an overdose, law enforcement told NBC Los Angeles.
The medical examiner has since conducted an examination and determined that his death was indeed drug-related.