Shocking news arrives from the United States and shocks the world of Italian basketball, especially that of Fortitudo Bologna: Ruben Douglas has passed away at the age of 44, struck by a sudden illness while he was in Costa Rica, where he lived, perhaps linked to a liver complication. Brother Ramòn gave the news. A hard blow for the entire Fortitudo environment because Douglas is the symbol of Scudetto 2005the last one won by L’Aquila, who won 3-1 in the final againstOlimpia Milan: in fact the American guard carried out the basket for the victory in game 4 at the Forum, a shot at the end which was validated with the help of theinstant replay by the referees, an absolute first time.
Because of this Douglasborn in Pasadena on October 30, 1979, was and is so close to Fortitude, who in Italy also played 11 matches with Virtus Roma in 2009, and in Europe he also wore the shirts of Panionios, Valencia, Dinamo Moscow and Seville. Obviously the Bologna environment was in shock and he wrote on social media as follows: “Shocked and unable to utter any words. This is the feeling that accompanies us after having responded, in these hours, to a phone call from the USA. On the other end of the phone is Ramon Douglas, who freezes our blood as he gives us the most dramatic news: Ruben, his brother, is no longer with us. A sudden health problem was fatal to him a few days ago in Costa Rica“.
“The entire large Fortitudo family mourns, shocked and heartbroken, at the far too premature death of an unforgettable actor who was the protagonist of its 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“, the touching post concludes.
