The Basketnews.lt portal reports that Latvian basketball player Janis Timma has possibly committed suicide in Moscow.
According to media reports, the 32-year-old player’s body was found at the bottom of a staircase in a central Moscow apartment building. Meduza reports that the Russian news agencies TASS and RIA Novosti have confirmed that it was a suicide.
In October, Timma chose to continue his basketball career in a tournament that was organised by a Russian bookmaker company, Liga Stavok, playing for the Alikson team.
Timma played his first national game in Latvia in 2014 and has played 35 official games for it with 338 points scored. All told the player took part in 56 national team games with 513 points in all.
Source: BNS
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