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Former NBA star Marcus Camby sued over nephew's death

Pearland Journal - 6/24/2017

A wrongful death lawsuit was filed Thursday against former NBA player Marcus Camby in the death of his nephew, who drowned in a pond at Camby's Pearland home in November 2016.

Marcus Carter McGhee filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court, Galveston Division against Camby, stating that his 9-year-old son was severely autistic with reduced cognitive abilities and that he required continuous adult supervision.

Camby's nephew, who was visiting from Connecticut, was found dead after a two-day search during the Thanksgiving holidays last year.

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According to the suit, the former Houston Rocket was aware of his nephew's significant limitations and he failed to supervise the 9-year-old while he was at his house. McGhee also stated that Camby put no protective measures in place to keep his nephew from the pond.

In the suit, McGhee alleges that had Camby exercised the most basic of precautions, this tragic death could have been avoided.

"While the outcome was tragic, the outpouring of support has truly touched us all. If God forbid, something like this happens to another family in our community, my family will be front and center with assistance," Camby said in the statement in November of 2016.

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Camby played 17 NBA seasons, including tours with the Houston Rockets and five other teams.

He was named Defensive Player of the Year during the 2006?2007 season and was a four-time member of the NBA All-Defensive team.

A a Connecticut native, Camby played college ball at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He was the No. 2 overall pick in 1996 by the Toronto Raptors.