Sea Bears captain Chad Posthumus dies after surgery complications, team says

Winnipeg Sea Bears skipper Chad Posthumus has died, the squad announced Thursday morning.

The Winnipeg autochthonal was successful intensive care owed to surgical complications aft suffering a encephalon aneurysm during a grooming league earlier this month.

In a statement connected societal media, the hoops nine said it was “deeply saddened” to denote the decease of Posthumus — its first-ever draught pick.

“Chad fought hard but was incapable to recover,” the connection said. “Chad was and volition ever stay the look of our team.”

Posthumus’s Canadian Elite Basketball League vocation besides saw him suit up for teams based successful Saskatchewan, Ottawa and Edmonton. He has besides played for teams successful Argentina and Japan.

The postgraduate of Winnipeg’s River East Collegiate was lone 33.

The household has asked that successful lieu of flowers, radical see giving a donation to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

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