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Australian hoops icon Corey 'Homicide' Williams has died aged 46.
Williams, a hugely celebrated media characteristic and erstwhile National Basketball League MVP, had been battling shape 4 colon cancer.
He underwent chemotherapy successful New York past twelvemonth and continued curen successful Melbourne successful November.
The prima played 3 seasons for nan Townsville Crocodiles, and was named MVP successful 2010, arsenic good arsenic playing for Melbourne United for a year.
He became a commentator aft retiring from nan athletics and brought smiles to fans' faces pinch his enthusiasm for nan game.
He was fixed a opinionated ovation astatine past year's NBL MVP awards.
Australian hoops icon Corey 'Homicide' Williams has died aged 46
Tributes poured successful aft Williams' decease was announced.
'Corey Williams was a maestro of self-promotion and it made him a must-watch connected nan tribunal and successful beforehand of nan camera,' sports newsman Roy Ward said.
'I didn't cognize him good but I cognize his relationship helped truthful galore friends of excavation judge they could do typical things. That value is simply a uncommon one.'
ESPN's Olgun Uluc said: 'It's a genuinely enormous, tragic nonaccomplishment for nan Australian hoops community. The NBL doesn't scope nan heights of what it is coming without his presence, connected and disconnected nan court.'
Broadcaster Neroli Meadows tweeted: 'I americium truthful gladsome that Corey knew what he meant to each of us. The love, nan opinionated ovation, nan hugs... he's nan 1 who taught maine that instruction truthful galore years agone - it stayed pinch me, always. Tell group you admit them!!!!! I admit you my friend…
'Thoughts pinch Corey's family, friends, fans (and foes) - nan crippled simply won't beryllium nan aforesaid without you.'
