“Terrible News, RIP”: NBA World Mourns with Stan Van Gundy Suffering Heartbreaking Personal Loss

They say when it rains in pours. Unfortunately, the Van Gundy’s would know about this better than anyone at the moment. The family has dealt with one tragedy after the other in the past few months. 63-year-old Stan Van Gundy has sadly witnessed it all happen around him. However, their most recent incident may be the most heartbreaking one of them all.

Stan Van Gundy dealt with a major blow last month when his brother, Jeff Van Gundy faced a shocking termination. After following his brother’s footsteps towards a coaching career, Jeff Van Gundy joined ESPN as an analyst, soon becoming a regular broadcast member. However, in a recent wave of layoffs, Van Gundy faced the axe from the $50B company, shocking his family and the NBA world alike. Now, Stan Van Gundy and his family have dealt with an even more heartbreaking tragedy.

Stan Van Gundy deals with a heartbreak

Stan Van Gundy is a celebrated former head coach in the NBA. The 63-year-old has coached several highly successful franchises over the years, leading them to deep playoff runs. He also reached the NBA Finals with the Orlando Magic in 2009. However, the current NBA analyst has been through some painstakingly tragic incidents lately.

After his brother’s unceremonious exit, Van Gundy faced a more personal tragedy. The television commentator recently dealt with the loss of his wife of 25 years, Kimberley Jane Abbott Van Gundy, at the age of 61.

The cause of Mrs.Van Gundy’s death has not been announced as of yet. The family claimed that she passed away “unexpectedly“. Although Van Gundy has not made an official statement about this incident yet, one can only imagine the pain he is going through after his wife’s demise.

Van Gundy met his wife in 1984 when he coached the men’s college basketball team at Castleton State College in Vermont. The couple tied the knot in 1998 and celebrated their 25th anniversary earlier this year. Kimberley is survived by her husband, Stan and their 4 children Michael, Shannon, Alison and Kelly Van Gundy. The obituary mentions Mrs. Van Gundy’s love of animals, charitable works, and activism.

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Van Gundy and his family have had to deal with two painstakingly tragic incidents in the span of months.  This unfortunate series of events caught the attention of fans who took to Twitter to share their condolences to the family.

Fans react to the Van Gundy’s tragedy

Stan Van Gundy has witnessed two shocking incidents that have had life-altering consequences. Now, the 63-year-old and his family deal with a major heartbreak. To offer their support and condolences to the family, several fans took to Twitter and expressed their sadness as well.

Some fans shared “R.I.P.” messages.

Fans offered their condolences to the family.

Others extended their prayers.

Some expressed their sadness after this incident.

While some users claimed that the couple were very nice people.

The Van Gundy’s have evidently had a rough patch lately. They have had to deal with tragic incidents, one after the other. However, one can only hope they recover from these incidents soon. Fans send their prayers and condolences to the family during their tough time.

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