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Former 2-Time WNBA Champion Kara Braxton Dies at 43

Former WNBA star Kara Braxton, who won two titles with the Detroit Shock, has died.
Former 2-Time WNBA Champion Kara Braxton Dies at 43
Kara Braxton of the New York Liberty during the WNBA game against the Phoenix Mercury at US Airways Center in Phoenix on Aug. 23, 2011. Christian Petersen/Getty Images
Matthew Davis
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Kara Braxton, who won two WNBA championships with the Detroit Shock, has died at age 43.

The WNBA issued a statement on Sunday regarding her death. No cause of death was mentioned.

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