Memphis Grizzlies Forward Brandon Clarke Died; Los Angeles Medical Authority Says Death Was Due to Effects of Heroin and Cocaine

Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke died from the effects of heroin and cocaine, the Los Angeles medical authority has said, according to a BBC report published Saturday.^[1]

The BBC reported that the Los Angeles medical authority revealed the cause as due to the effects of the two drugs. The report is still developing and has not been independently confirmed beyond the BBC's account citing the authority.^[1]

Los Angeles Authority Cited for Cause Determination

According to the BBC, the finding that Clarke's death was due to heroin and cocaine came from the Los Angeles medical authority. The material available from the BBC so far does not include additional documentation or verbatim detail from the authority itself.^[1]

Developing Single-Source Report

All central facts in this account 014 that Clarke died, that the death was attributed to the effects of heroin and cocaine, and that the attribution was made by the Los Angeles medical authority 014 rest on that single BBC dispatch from Aug. 8. Further official records have not yet appeared in the current file to provide independent confirmation.^[1]