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Bobby Phills’ Family Speaks on Coping with Death of Former Hornets Guard
- Updated: December 5, 2016
Jan. 12 will mark 17 years since the death of former NBA guard Bobby Phills, who was killed in a three-car accident after losing control of his vehicle and crashing into oncoming traffic.
In the latest episode of Beyond the Paint, which will air on NBA TV on Tuesday, Dec. 6 at 11 p.m. ET, Phills’ family and friends looked back on the tragedy while updating their family life more than a decade-and-a-half later.
“Tyvola Road was a road you would take to watch the 25,000 people crowded into that little coliseum to cheer on the Hornets. Then one day it changed to a place where a life was taken and so many lives were affected because of that one day,” Hornets assistant coach Stephen Silas said.
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Phills played in the NBA for nine seasons, his first six with the Cleveland Cavaliers and last three with the Charlotte Hornets. He was a three-and-D wing more than a …
