Mark Eaton, Shot-Blocking King and Jazz Legend, Dies at 64

Former NBA player Mark Eaton arrives at the 2011 Cedars Sinai Sports Spectacular at Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Beverly Hills, Calif., on May 22, 2011. John Sciulli/Getty Images

Mark Eaton, the seven-foot-four shot-blocking king who twice was the NBA’s defensive player of the year during a career spent entirely with the Utah Jazz, has died. He was 64.

The team announced his death Saturday but did not give a cause or details, saying only that it was “unexpected.”