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Who is Nick Gilbert, Son of Dan Gilbert? What is Nick Gilbert Cause of Death?

Nickย Gilbert,ย theย fortunateย charmย ofย theย NBAย clubย andย theย sonย ofย Clevelandย Cavaliersย ownerย Danย Gilbert,ย passedย awayย atย theย ageย of 26ย fromย aย hereditary illnessย he hadย battled since heย wasย aย littleย child.Theย Iraย Kaufmanย Chapelย announcedย theย sadย newsย onย Sundayย morning.ย Sayingย thatย heย passedย awayย onย Saturdayย  peacefullyย atย homeย surroundedย byย family.

Nick Gilbert Cause of Death


Gilbert hasย neurofibromatosis, aย disorderย thatresultsย inย non cancerousย tumours. Growingย along nervesย inย theย skin, brain,ย andย otherย regionsย ofย theย body. Itย hasย noย known cure orย effectiveย therapy. Heย underwentย numerousย brainย  surgeriesย andย chemotherapy whenย heย wasย originallyย diagnosedย atย theย ageย ofย 15ย months,whichย causedย himย toย loseย hisย  vision.

Theย 26-year oldย gainedย notorietyย among NBAย fansย for attendingย theย Draughtย Lotteryย everyย  year. Startingย inย 2011ย astheย Cavaliers’ย charmย followingย theirย dreadfulย firstย season without LeBronย James. Asย aย resultย ofย hisย attendanceย atย theย event,ย theyย wereย ableย toย selectย Kyrie Irvingย withย theย firstย overallย pick. Whoย laterย gainedย notorietyย forย donningย bowย tiesย atย theย  ageย ofย 14. Heย continuedย toย representย theย squadย inย 2012,ย whenย they finishedย fourth. Butย  againย inย 2013,ย whenย theyย wereย selectedย firstย overall.

Nick Gilbert Father’s Response


Whenย theย newsย ofย Gilbert’sย passingย wasย madeย public,ย tributesย forย the 26-year-oldย soonย startedย to comeย in.ย Theย Cavaliersย honouredย Gilbertย byย donning bowtiesย  onย theirย warm-upย jackets. ‘Weย wantย toย giveย aย particularย gratitudeย toย Clevelandย fans for alwaysย acceptingย Nickย andย providingย himย supportย andย loveย overย theย years,’ย Nick’sย father,ย  saidย atย theย startย ofย theย season.

We’reย leveragingย theย Cavs’ย platformย thisย yearย toย spread awarenessย ofย NFย andย theย millionsย  ofย peopleย affectedย byย theย illness. Althoughย thereย isn’tย aย cureย yet, weย hopeย that ourย efforts willย fundย innovativeย research. Weย thereforeย ask thatย youย keepย Nickย andย allย othersย fightingย  NFย inย yourย heartsย asย youย supportย theย Cavaliersย thisย season.

After Nick’s death the Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan also tweeted his condolences. ‘Nick inspired people everywhere with his bravery and brought joy to everyone he met. All of Detroit has the Gilbert family in our prayers today.’

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