… That goes a long way towards explaining why he spent the months following Dele's disappearance traveling up and down the West coast, trying to sell $152,000 worth of gold coins using his brother's passport and bank account.
Just like us, they have bad days. After a drop in playing time his second year in Orlando, Williams headed west to play for the Denver Nuggets. Bison Dele was born Brian Williams. While many questioned his decision, Bison Dele wasn’t one of them. Dabord and Dele were frequently at odds with each other. The couple was about to get married soon but it never happened. It was during this period that he changed his name to Bison Dele in order to honor his Cherokee heritage. According to Dabord, Bison Dele became agitated and beat Sabord to death with a wrench. Here’s the story, as told by Reddit user RomotheGOAT: Brian Williams played 2 seasons at the University of Arizona before being drafted in the first round of the 1991 NBA Draft by the Orlando Magic. At that point, Dele didn’t have any worries as he sailed the South Pacific, one day planning to make a trip up to Hawaii. © Copyright 2020 Endgame360 Inc. All Rights Reserved. He didn’t miss basketball at all. The Orlando Magic thought so highly of Brian Williams, a center who played for Lute Olson and the Arizona Wildcats, they drafted him with the No. Per a report from Rocky Mountain News, Dabord had traveled to meet up with Dele after a lengthy estrangement. Hopefully, his family is beginning to move on now, almost 15 years later. He traveled throughout much of Europe with nothing more than a backpack.
The King Has A Real Finesse Of When To Attack, When To Be Aggressive And When To Play It Safe.”. Unfortunately, after giving a particularly damning statement to a family friend, Dabord fled to Tijuana and committed suicide by insulin overdose. Dabord was beyond broke, owing over $4000 in unpaid rent, and had sold most of his possessions. After changing his name to Bison Dele in 1998, he up and left the NBA at age 30 walking away from tens of millions of dollars. The true story may never be unveiled, and the fact that we might never know what happened to Dele and the others is quite an unfortunate reality. Dele and Porter met in college and became close friends; when Bison turned pro, Porter became his business manager. Two weeks later, Dabord brought the boat back into port.
His fifth NBA season turned out to be one of his best as he averaged 15.8 points and pulled in 7.6 rebounds per game. Claims by Dabord pinned the blame on Dele, with Dabord saying that his brother had pushed Karlan (Dabord’s wife), who died from the fall, and then later killed the boat’s captain after he tried pulling the boat to dock. After Dabord's death, his lawyer and life-long best friend, Paul White, was questioned regarding his client but gave little information about what happened. He played under that name his final season when he averaged just over 10 points per game. On July 20, Dabord bought the boat into Tahiti. Bison Dele averaged 14 points and 7.6 rebounds in his two seasons with the Detroit Pistons. Dabord was caught on September 5 in Arizona when police discovered that he had bought $152,000 worth of gold by using his brother’s name and passport as his identification and forging his signature.
He had his best year statistically in 1998, when he averaged 16.2 points and 8.9 rebounds. He then proceeded to take bodybuilder weights on the boat, weighted down all three bodies, and threw them overboard into shark-infested waters. According to our source, the duo had maintained their love affair for a long period of time. 10 overall pick in the 1991 NBA draft. Bison Dele was born Brian Carson Williams, and at 6 foot 10 inches tall, he was an imposing force on the court, playing center for five different teams during his eight year NBA career.The name change came late in his career, with Sports Illustrated reporting that the personal rebranding was in honor of his Native American and African American heritage.
He changed his name to honor his Cherokee and African heritage. Bison Dele, the man formerly known as Brian Williams, was an NBA basketball player who played with the Detroit Pistons and Chicago Bulls, among other teams, in the '90s. Bison Dele was born Brian Carson Williams, and at 6 foot 10 inches tall, he was an imposing force on the court, playing center for five different teams during his eight year NBA career. Dele, who was known for his eccentric behavior, … When Bison Dele walked away from the Detroit Pistons prior to the 2000-2001 season he left a lot of people scratching their heads. He died on September 28. All rights reserved. In the playoffs, Williams came off the bench and played a vital role averaging 6.1 points per game. It was during this period that he changed his name to Bison Dele in order to honor his Cherokee heritage. Any concrete answers went with him. Their bodies were never found.