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Last night, Lindy Waters became the 4th Native American to play for the
Detroit Pistons…
But in an eerie coincidence, the prior 3 ALL suffered tragic water-related
deaths in their 30s
前天對公牛的比賽，Lindy Waters上場了，他是美國本土的原住民後裔（切羅基血統），
是為活塞打球的第四位原住民
但是在他之前的三位其他原住民，都因為跟水有關的事情在三十幾歲的時候死亡了，有點
怪異的巧合不是嗎？
The first was Phil Jordon, who was of Wailaki and Nomlaki descent.
He was a 6’10” center for the Pistons (1957-1959) and is best known for NOT
playing - he missed the game in 1962 in which Wilt Chamberlain dropped an NBA
record 100 points.
Three years later, at 31 years old, he drowned in Puget Sound.
第一位：Phil Jordon，他是Wailaki and Nomlaki這兩個族群的後代。
他曾是活塞隊 (1957-1959 年) 的一名身高 6’10的中鋒，也在尼克效力過。他最出名的
是在尼克被張真人當背景板刷了100分的那場比賽裡因為感冒沒上逃過一劫。
三年後，31歲的他在普吉特海灣溺水身亡。
Jordon was on a four-person raft when it broke apart. His body wasn’t
recovered until 20 days later.
他當時在一艘四人座木筏上，因為突然斷裂而溺斃，屍體20天後才被發現。
Next is Sonny Dove, who was of Mashpee Wampanoah descent.
下一位：Sonny Dove，來自Mashpee Wampanoah這個族群
A college star at St. John’s, the Pistons drafted him 4th overall in 1967 -
one spot ahead of Walt Frazier and three ahead of Pat Riley.
St. John’s的明星球員。活塞用第四順位選中了他，就在Walt Frazier和Pat Riley之後
His pro career was disappointing, but his post-playing life took a darker turn
…
他是個水貨，但他退休之後更慘…
After hoops, Dove worked as a college basketball analyst and cab driver.
在之後，他做過大學籃球分析師和計程車司機
In 1983, while driving at night, he unknowingly drove onto an open drawbridge
in Brooklyn.
1983，他不小心駛上了布魯克林一座敞開的吊橋…
His cab plunged into the highly polluted Gowanus Canal. He was just 37 years
old.
然後就掉進運河了，死時37歲。
Then there’s Bison Dele, born Brian Williams and of Cherokee descent.
最後一位：Bison Dele，也是切羅基血統。
A talented big man, he won an NBA title with the Bulls in 1997 before signing
a $45M deal with the Pistons.
一個才華洋溢的大個子，在公牛拿到了冠軍，之後和活塞簽了45M的大約
But after just two years, he shocked the world - walking away from the NBA at
age 30.
但33歲時，他死了。
Dele didn’t just retire - he disappeared.
他沒退休，而是消失了
He traveled the world, bought a catamaran, and set sail in the South Pacific
in 2002 with his girlfriend, brother, and the boat’s captain.
休賽季的時候，他買了艘船，和女友/哥哥/船長出海度假，目的是夏威夷。
But only one person from the group was seen again…
但只有一個人再次出現…
His brother, Miles Dabord, returned alone.
他的哥哥Miles Dabord，獨自一人被發現
Investigators found evidence that Dabord had likely killed everyone on board,
dumped their bodies into the ocean, and tried to cover it up.
調查局找到了證據，證明哥哥疑似殺了其他三個人，把屍體丟到海裡並試圖隱瞞。
Dele was presumed dead at 33. His brother later overdosed before facing trial.
Dele的推定死亡年齡是33歲，至於哥哥之後在醫院注射過多胰島素自殺了。
Now, Lindy Waters III, of Kiowa and Cherokee descent, becomes the fourth.
He’s 27 years old. The others all passed in their 30s…
With a bright future ahead, I just hope that he avoids the water altogether
in his 30s
現在是Lindy Waters，他27歲，希望他保持健康，大好未來仍等著他。
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原文來自reddit用戶TheMajesticYeti
經X上媒體轉發，我透過維基百科稍微校對潤飾，感謝收看。
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