Former WNBA All-Star Kara Braxton dies, league announces
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Key Points:
- Former WNBA All-Star Kara Braxton, a two-time champion and 10-season veteran, died in a car accident in Cobb County, Georgia at age 43.
- Braxton was drafted seventh overall in 2005 by the Detroit Shock and won WNBA titles in 2006 and 2008 with the team.
- She played for multiple WNBA teams including Tulsa Shock, Phoenix Mercury, and New York Liberty, and also competed professionally overseas until 2018.
- Born in Michigan and raised partly in Oregon, Braxton was a standout high school player and played college basketball at Georgia before her dismissal from the team.
- Braxton is survived by her husband Jarvis Jackson and two sons, including Jelani
