At the age of 44, Ruben Douglas suddenly passed away, the man who decided an Italian basketball final in a photo finish: the 2005 match against Olimpia Milano, which earned his Fortitudo Bologna their second title in history. The news appeared on the website of the Bolognese club, which remembered him honorably, and others […]
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TO 44 years oldsuddenly, disappeared Reuben Douglasthe one who decided to photo finish an Italian basketball final: that of 2005 against theOlimpia Milanwhich was worth his Fortitudo Bologna The second title of history. The news appeared on the website of the Bolognese club, which remembered him honorably, and it was communicated by his brother Ramón who lives in the USA. The reason for his death is not yet clear and at the moment there is talk of a medical complication, perhaps al liver. Douglas died a few days ago in Costa Ricawhere he lived.
Born in United Stateshis basketball career took shape in Europe. Douglas played at Paniōnios in Greece, at Dynamo Moscow in Russia, a Valencia And Seville in Spain with a parenthesis in between Romeand ended his career in Türkiye atUşak Sportif. But it’s a Bolognaplaying with the Fortitude for just one year, from 2004 to 2005, which left an indelible mark. Douglas in fact decided with a basket three points on the mermaid there 2005 championship final against Olimpia Milano, an event that all fans will remember since the shot, and the trophy, remained suspended for a few interminable minutes. In the end, thanks to the numerous revisions with theinstant replaythe referees judged the basket to be good and validated it by exploding the party of Fortitudo for the second championship ever.
From that moment Douglas entered the history of the club, without going out anymore. For this reason Fortitudo Bologna has released a communicated on his official website with which he greeted the former player: “He’s truly a dramatic period. Many, too many very heavy sudden losses. Protagonists absolutes of the history of Fortitudo that leave us, almost always without a logical answer and an explanation other than that of a perfidious and unacceptable destiny to which one must inevitably submit. All the great family della Fortitudo mourns, shocked and heartbroken, the far too premature death of an unforgettable actor who was the protagonist of her story, uniting in a moving and very strong embrace with Ruben’s family. ‘Bologna wins, Bologna wins. Fortitudo wins, Fortitudo wins. It’s the scudetto, it’s L’Aquila’s scudetto. Hi, Ruben. Forever in our hearts. Forever in our history.”
