{"id":899506,"date":"2019-04-07T14:34:56","date_gmt":"2019-04-07T18:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=899506"},"modified":"2019-04-07T14:39:22","modified_gmt":"2019-04-07T18:39:22","slug":"nba-players-and-their-shoes-pay-respect-to-the-late-great-nipsey-hussle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/nba-players-and-their-shoes-pay-respect-to-the-late-great-nipsey-hussle\/","title":{"rendered":"How NBA Players Paid Respect to the Late, Great Nipsey Hussle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ermias Joseph Asghedom, known widely as Nipsey Hussle<\/strong>, was shot and killed on Sunday, March 31, 2019.<\/p>\n

The rapper was outside of his Marathon Clothing store located in South Los Angeles in a place that he transformed and gave back to the community as a means of economic empowerment in hopes of prosperity.<\/p>\n

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Nipsey Hussle in the PUMA Clyde Court Disrupt “Purple Glow” (Photo by Allen Berezovsky\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nipsey Hussle was more than just a rapper who began selling his mixtape for $100 and sold over 1,000 copies in a matter of hours. He was more than a record label founder. He was more than a Rap Album of the Year Nominee at this year’s Grammy’s.<\/p>\n

Nipsey Hussle was a champion of the people raised by the streets and celebrated and adored by so many. He was a father. A brother, A husband. An entrepreneur. An activist. A winner.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHe led by example. He was everything to us.\u201d <\/p>\n

–@BaronDavis<\/a> pays tribute to the late Nipsey Hussle. ? pic.twitter.com\/zryNhRvq6g<\/a><\/p>\n

— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) April 3, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n