What is Eddie Griffin (basketball)?
{{Infobox NBA Player | image = | name = Eddie Griffin | position = [[Power forward (basketball)|Power forward]] / [[center (basketball)|Center]] | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 10 | weight_lbs = 240 | nationality = American | birth_date = {{birth date|1982|5|30}} | birth_place = [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2007|8|17|1982|5|30}} | death_place = [[Houston, Texas]] | highschool = [[Roman Catholic High School for Boys|Roman Catholic]]<br />(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) | college = [[Seton Hall University|Seton Hall]] (2000–2001) | draft = 7th overall | draft_year = 2001 | draft_team = [[New Jersey Nets]] | career_start = 2001 | career_end = 2007 | years1 = 2001–2003 | team1 = [[Houston Rockets]] | years2 = 2004–2007 | team2 = [[Minnesota Timberwolves]] | awards = 2001–02 NBA All-Rookie Second Team | profile = eddie_griffin }} {{wikinews|Former Timberwolf Eddie Griffin dies at 25}} '''Eddie Jamaal Griffin''' (May 30, 1982 – August 17, 2007) was an [[Americans|American]] professional [[basketball]] player. He last played for the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]]'s [[Minnesota Timberwolves]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/basketball/nba/03/13/bc.bkn.timberwolves.griffin.ap/index.html?eref=si_nba |title=Timberwolves waive Griffin |publisher=SI.com |date=2007-03-13 |accessdate=2007-03-14 }}{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Months later, he was killed in a car crash. He was born in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/griffed01.html Career statistics at Basketball-Reference.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402153948/https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/griffed01.html |date=2019-04-02 }} *[http://www.nba.com/playerfile/eddie_griffin/index.html NBA.com Profile - Eddie Griffin] *{{findagrave|21074960}} {{s-start}} {{s-bef|before=[[Troy Bell]]}} {{s-ttl|title=[[Big East basketbal