Mookie Blaylock Car Crash: NBA Player’s Condition Improves

Former NBA star Mookie Blaylock has reportedly been taken off life support and is now in critical condition following a car crash in Georgia.

As reported by The Inquistir, Blaylock, 46, was driving his Cadillac Escalade in suburban Atlanta Friday when he crossed over the center median and slammed head-on into a van carrying two passengers that was headed in the opposite direction.

According to eye witness reports, the car driven by Blaylock burst into flames on impact and flipped over before landing in a ditch next to the road.

Following the accident, the two passengers in the van were transported to Atlanta Medical Center, where Blaylock was flown and was on life support and unresponsive Friday afternoon.

Police told reporters that 41-year-old Monica Murphy, the female passenger in the struck car, died Friday evening, while Blaylock’s condition had improved and he was removed from life support.

The athlete remained in guarded, but critical condition. Blaylock has been under treatment for seizures, a family member told police.

It was not immediately known if that contributed to the wreck.

The Atlanta Hawks organization released this this statement to the Atlanta Journal-Constituion on Friday night:

“We are saddened to hear of the accident today involving Mookie Blaylock and the Murphy family and the ensuing passing of Monica Murphy. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of all involved.”

Here is a video on Mookie Blaylock’s car crash:

Mookie, whose birthname is Daron Oshay Blaylock, was drafted by the New Jersey Nets in 1989, then played for the Hawks from 1992-1999, closing out his NBA career with Golden State in 2002.

A two-time, first-team pick to the NBA’s All-Defensive Team, Blaylock held down averages of 13.5 points and 6.7 assists per game over the course of his 13-year career.