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Two-Time WNBA Champion Kara Braxton Dies in Car Accident

3/25/2026

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Kara Braxton, a two-time WNBA champion, died at 43 in a Georgia automobile accident.
The Cobb County Police Department said her vehicle struck a concrete median on Interstate 285 in Atlanta.
Braxton was drafted seventh overall by the Detroit Shock in 2005.
She won championships in 2006 and 2008 and earned All-Star honors in 2007.
Her son, Jelani Thurman, is a college football player who recently transferred to North Carolina.

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Kara Braxton, a two-time WNBA champion, died at 43 in a Georgia automobile accident.
The Cobb County Police Department said her vehicle struck a concrete median on Interstate 285 in Atlanta.
Braxton was drafted seventh overall by the Detroit Shock in 2005.
She won championships in 2006 and 2008 and earned All-Star honors in 2007.
Her son, Jelani Thurman, is a college football player who recently transferred to North Carolina.