Streetball Legend Taurian Fontenette Dead At 43
His sister confirmed the death of the 43-year-old dunker, whose 720 jam in Houston made him a streetball icon.
- AND1 streetball star Taurian Fontenette died Monday night at age 43, according to a Facebook post from his sister, Tracie Sonnier.
- Fontenette gained fame during the 2006 AND1 Mixtape Tour for his dynamic leaping ability, making history with the first documented 720 dunk at Houston's Toyota Center.
- His signature "Axle-Rider"—a 360 between-the-legs jam—influenced NBA stars including Jason Richardson, Paul George, and Dennis Smith, while he later played professionally for the ABA's Dallas Generals.
- Team Flight Brothers founder Chuck Milan called Fontenette "arguably the greatest dunker to ever live," while Sonnier expressed her "heart is broken in a million pieces."
- The 6-foot-2 guard from Hitchcock, Texas, played for the Hitchcock Bulldogs and UTEP; he is survived by his children, including a son who is a standout wide receiver at Hitchcock High.
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At the age of just 43, the American, who became known in the basketball world through his spectacular dunks, breathed his last.
Grieving in American basketball: Taurian Fontenette died only 43 years old, the legend of streetball AND1, known as "Air Up There" and "Mr.720" . The world of basketball is crying so one of the most electrifying crushers that this sport has ever seen. To confirm everything was the sister of Fontenette, Tracie Sonnier, in a post [...] L'articolo Dead Taurian Fontenette, the man of the squashed at 720 degrees: he was 43 years old. Grieving in bask…
Two full turns in the air, then the ball through the ring: With this dunk the basketball player became famous. Now the streetball player died at the age of 43 years.
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