Bradenton (Florida) [U.S.A], July 9: American professional basketball player Clifford Rozier died after suffering a heart attack here on Friday. He was 45.

Confirming the news, Rozier's brother Kobie Rozier took to his Facebook account and said that his brother was struggling for life after suffering a heart attack and surrendered following a tough fight.

The former National Basketball Association (NBA) player was honoured with Florida's Mr. Basketball award after he was chosen as the best high school basketball player in the U.S State of Florida.

He was selected by the Golden State Warriors in the first round of the 1994 NBA draft. He played four seasons with the Warriors with an average of 6.8 points per game.

Rozier played 173 NBA games in his overall career.

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