Former Florida State center Michael Ojo dies of heart attack at 27

Posted Aug 7, 2020
Michael Ojo died Friday after suffering a heart attack during practice. He was 27. The former Florida State basketball standout was in an individual practice with Partizan, a Serbian professional basketball team. He collapsed while running. Doctors were not able to resuscitate him. Previously, there had been no signs that Ojo had any health problems. (247 Sports)

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