Jerome Kersey, Stalwart of Top Trail Blazers Teams, Dies at 52

Danny Ainge will remember many things about Jerome Kersey, but one thing will always stand above all: His smile. "He always played happy and hard,'' Ainge said Thursday morning. "And that made him a great joy to be around on a day-in-day-out basis.''.

Both, of course, decided to settle down in Portland, and when Kersey married his longtime girlfriend Teri in September of 2013, Porter was there, with his arm around him. And at Blazers games, chances are if you saw one of the legends, the other was

(AP) — Jerome Kersey, the small forward who played his first 11 NBA seasons with the Portland Trail Blazers and helped the San Antonio Spurs win the 1999 title, has died. He was 52. The Trail Blazers confirmed Wednesday night that Kersey had died, but 

Former Portland Trail Blazers small forward Jerome Kersey tragically passed away on Wednesday.

A beloved figure and one of the most prolific Portland Trail Blazers, Jerome Kersey, has passed away at age 52. Cause of death has not been confirmed. A long-time resident of Portland after his 17-year NBA career, Kersey