
The Nigerian-born basketball player was taken to a hospital
in the Serbian capital, but doctors failed to resuscitate him, Belgrade media
reported.
Ojo was reported to have tested positive for the
coronavirus, but also that he had recovered. Local media reported that he died
of a heart attack.
After going undrafted in 2017, Ojo moved to Europe where he
started his professional basketball career with FMP Belgrade. In 2018, he
signed with the regional Adriatic League champions, Red Star Belgrade, where he
was hugely popular among the club's fans.
"Farewell good giant," said a post on a Red Star
fan page.
Ojo averaged 6.3 points and 3.3 rebounds in the ABA league
and 4.1 points and 3 rebounds in the EuroLeague with Red Star.
The Belgrade club released him at the end of this season and
Ojo was believed to be looking for another team in Europe.
The towering 7-feet-1-inch center wore shoe size 21 and Nike
reportedly had to spend $15,000 on a machine to create a size to fit him while
he played college basketball in Florida.
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