[Counting StarsParticipant]

And-1 Mixtape and street ball legend Troy "Escalade" Jackson passed away in his sleep early Sunday while visiting Los Angeles to attend the NBA’s All-Star Weekend.

Jackson, who stood as a giant at 6-foot-10, 400 pounds, was the younger brother of former NBA star Mark Jackson.

"He traveled all around the world and touched so many lives," Mark Jackson told the New York Post of his brother. "He will be greatly missed. Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers. God is still good."

Escalade attended University of Louisville after growing up in Jamaica Queens. He joined the And-1 Mixtape tour in 2002 and thereafter spent two years with the Harlem Globetrotters.

Celtics center Shaquille O’Neal sent his condolences via Twitter:

"My heart goes out to Mark Jackson and his family who lost his brother last night, Escalade," O’Neal tweeted. "We lost a great person love u escalade. I’m sad."

Escalade wasn’t just a street-baller, however. The gentle giant was also an advocate of STD prevention after losing his other brother to AIDS in the 1980s.

 

http://www.nesn.com/2011/02/and-1-legend-troy-escalade-jackson-brother-of-mark-jackson-dies-in-sleep-in-los-angeles.html

[Meditated StatesParticipant]

Prayers to Mark Jackson and the rest of thier family.

[Meditated StatesParticipant]

Prayers to Mark Jackson and the rest of thier family.

[flyboyParticipant]

I liked Escalade, he seemed to have a great head on his shoulders and also had a lot of skills on the court. My condolences go out to his family and of course RIP to Escalade Jackson. Dying in sleep will lead to people concluding his obesity lead to his death but I hope people don’t speculate about that.

[flyboyParticipant]

I liked Escalade, he seemed to have a great head on his shoulders and also had a lot of skills on the court. My condolences go out to his family and of course RIP to Escalade Jackson. Dying in sleep will lead to people concluding his obesity lead to his death but I hope people don’t speculate about that.

[wenichParticipant]

Big Troy was my roommate for a month at a JUCO  in Texas before he left.  He was  one of the funniest people I ever met and he was also a very intelligent guy.  I hadn’t seen him in about 6 or 7 years, this is just a sad day, he was really a good dude and will be missed by a lot of people.  Weird timing I was just thinking about him last week cause I was throwing things away and found a jersey of his brothers from a Dominique Wilkins all-star game that he gave me a long time ago.  R.I.P Big Troy 

 

 

[wenichParticipant]

Big Troy was my roommate for a month at a JUCO  in Texas before he left.  He was  one of the funniest people I ever met and he was also a very intelligent guy.  I hadn’t seen him in about 6 or 7 years, this is just a sad day, he was really a good dude and will be missed by a lot of people.  Weird timing I was just thinking about him last week cause I was throwing things away and found a jersey of his brothers from a Dominique Wilkins all-star game that he gave me a long time ago.  R.I.P Big Troy 

 

 

[ghettosermonParticipant]

RIP he seemed like a good dude. And yes we shouldn’t speculate but for a 35 year old to die in his sleep, obesity obviously is the most common cause, for those who don’t remember even before he got to Louisville in high school he was 515 pounds at one point. Just before going to college he lost like over 100 pounds in like less than a year, can’t imagine it is good for your body to have that kind of rapid weightloss and having strenous activity while being obese.

[ghettosermonParticipant]

RIP he seemed like a good dude. And yes we shouldn’t speculate but for a 35 year old to die in his sleep, obesity obviously is the most common cause, for those who don’t remember even before he got to Louisville in high school he was 515 pounds at one point. Just before going to college he lost like over 100 pounds in like less than a year, can’t imagine it is good for your body to have that kind of rapid weightloss and having strenous activity while being obese.

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