Former Phoenix Suns general manager Lance Blanks died by suicide, according to daughter Riley Blanks Reed.
Blanks - a former basketball player and executive - was found dead on Wednesday. His daughter penned an emotional letter published by ESPN on Tuesday that revealed the cause of Blanks’ death was suicide.
Blanks was 56 years old at the time of his death. In her letter, Riley reminisced about the time spent with her father, referring to him as her ‘idol’ who ‘encompassed everything’ to her. She wrote: “People will want more information. But the fact is we will never truly know why. And we don't need to.
