Tiana Mangakahia

[Geew1992]

This hurts my heart. I follow her every on ig… she was playing ball again and now….

 

[Geew1992]

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

How very sad.

 

[DefenseBB]

Thoughts and prayers out to this young lady…I will wear a smile on my face for you and hope all goes well.

 

[JellyBean]

Definitely sad news. Got the young lady in my prayers.

 

[Performance]

Thought and prayers, so sad to hear this.

 

[Puppy Love]

This is when we need a crying emoji.

 

[YKCornelius]

😭😢

This is when we need a crying emoji.

 

[Baller29]

She passed today

 

[maccca3232]

 

[nwhoopfan]

wow, sad

 

[triaddukefan]

😢

May She Rest In Peace

 

[Geew1992]

 

[cancontent]

Damn. She battled this disease for a long time. May she rest in peace.

 

[Performance]

So very sad to hear this, may she now be at peace. Condolences to her family and close friends.

 

[Ozimoto]

Very sad news.

 

[Centerstream]

She passed today

Oh no...how sad.

 

[Centerstream]

This hurts my heart. I follow her every on ig… she was playing ball again and now….

thank you for posting this thread...

 

[triaddukefan]

 

[Sifaka]

'Shining light': Tributes flow after Australian basketballer Tiana Mangakahia dies of cancer

The family of Australian basketballer Tiana Mangakahia has paid tribute to the former Opals and WNBL player, describing her as a "shining light" after her death from cancer at the age of 30.

www.abc.net.au

 

[MilfordHusky]

Oh no! They is very sad. RIP, our talented and brave baller!

 

[Bigboote]

Geez, I hate this. T was one of the Syracuse players whom I absolutely loved. There was a pic or slide show of her training after chemo, bald head and all, that gave me hope.

/begin string of expletives/

I’ve never been to sea, but trust me, I’m cursing like a sailor.

/end string of expletives/

 

[YKCornelius]

I agree with Bigboote - I loved watching this young lady play ball. Tiana was a beautiful player to watch regardless of whether one was a fan of the Orange or not. Took a lot of shots, made a lot of assists (and a lot of turnovers) and put a lot of fans in the seats. She epitomized a creative, exciting, fearless, energetic point guard.

Her fight against breast cancer and her journey back to basketball was (and still is) inspirational.

Condolences to her family, friends and countrymen.

 

[Urshurak]

RIP. Amazing basketball player and an even better person.