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Mom of college basketball star from the Bronx dies, ESPN

The mother of Bronx native and University of Arizona basketball forward Kevin Parrom has died, ESPN reports.

The announcement came just a few weeks after the 6-foot-6 junior Wildcat returned was injured following a Sept. 24 shooting in the Bronx. During that incident Parrom was shot in the leg.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with Kevin and his family at this most difficult time,” Parrom’s coach Sean Miller said in a statment. “I have never been around a young person who has dealt with more hardship in such a short period of time than Kevin.

 

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