Kara Braxton, former WNBA and Oregon prep basketball star, dead at age 43
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Key Points:
- Kara Braxton, a two-time WNBA champion and standout basketball player from Westview High School, has died at age 43 following a car accident in Atlanta, with the WNBA confirming her death on social media.
- Braxton was highly regarded as one of Oregon's best high school basketball players, earning Class 4A player of the year honors twice and leading her team to a state championship alongside her twin sister Kim.
- She played college basketball at Georgia, where she was named SEC freshman of the year, before being drafted seventh overall in the 2005 WNBA draft by Detroit and playing eight seasons in the league.
- Braxton was an All-Star in 2007 and won WNBA championships with the Detroit Shock in
