African American Basketball Player Chauncey Hardy Dies After Being Beaten in Giurgiu, Romanian Bar

US basketball player, Chauncey Hardy, 23, dies after being beaten in Romanian bar as he celebrated victory over rival team with his teammates Saturday night.

Chauncey Hardy beaten in Romanian bar (Bucharest Herald)

TRAGEDY: Chauncey Hardy, an African American basketball player in Romania, died after being attacked in a bar Saturday night. According to media reports, Hardy, who played for CSS Giurgiu in Southern Romania, died after suffering two heart attacks following the beating, that left him with severe head injuries and in a coma. Hardy, 23, and his teammates had been celebrating a victory over rival Dinamo Bucharest in Giurgiu when several men reportedly attacked him.

"This is a terrible tragedy and we are saddened as a University and a basketball program," Sacred Heart men's basketball coach Dave Bike said in a statement. "This is not just about a basketball player, but the person as well. It transcends what happens on a basketball court. We feel tremendous sadness and loss for Chauncey's family and those who were close to him." Source

The Bucharest Herald reports Hardy was the best player in Saturday night's game, scoring 22 of the team's 91 points. For those people who say racism is dead, think again. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of Chauncey Hardy. He has departed this world far too soon.