OT: Chicago Bulls sportscaster found dead

[Fez Hammersticks]

38-year-old Chicagoland sportscaster Daryl Hawks was found dead in his Atlanta hotel room this morning ... hours before he was supposed to cover tonight's Chicago Bulls playoff game.

According to reports, hotel employees discovered Hawks' body around 9:30 AM after he missed a wake up call. The sports anchor was in Atlanta covering the Bulls-Hawks playoff series for NBC-owned WMAQ-Channel 5.

-TMZ​

 

[Shooter]

Hmmm. Guys who are 38-years-old don't usually die in their sleep. I suspect more details will be forthcoming.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

Trick gone bad?

 

[MickZagger]

It was the Illuminati!

 

[THE HCP]

Damn! I thought Brandon had put a hit out on Sworski!

 

[LOTBfan]

was there a belt and a closet rod involved?


peace to his family.

 

[anonymous gambler]

RIP.

 

[THE HCP]

Wonder what really happened?

 

[ehizzy3]

damn, RIP

 

[Boob-No-More]

A few more details from the Chicago Tribune.

"Police said the incident was being treated as a medical emergency and foul play was not suspected. An autopsy is set for Friday, and an official with the Fulton County medical examiner's office said there would be no further information released until then."

BNM

 

[Boob-No-More]

An update from the Chicago Tribune on the autopsy results:

"The cause of NBC5 Chicago sportscaster Daryl Hawks’ death remained unknown following an autopsy conducted today by the Fulton County medical examiner’s office in Atlanta."

"In a press release, Dr. Randy Hanzlick, chief medical examiner of Fulton County, said that no obvious cause of death was identified in the initial phases of the postmortem examination."

More testing is planned, including toxicology, but it will take up to two weeks for the results.

Man, this is weird. The guy was 38, healthy and very active.

BNM