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Michael Wright, former Arizona star, was murdered with an ax, prosecutors say

Former Knicks draft choice and Arizona basketball star Michael Wright was murdered with an ax, New York authorities say in a complaint made public Thursday, according to The Record of Bergen, N.J.

The Bergen County prosecutor accuses Mark A. Holdbrooks, 59, and accomplice David Victor, 35, of being involved in Wright's death “on or about Nov. 5” of 2015.

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Holdbrooks had lived for years with Wright, who never played for the Knicks but played professionally in Europe.

Holdbrooks alerted police on Nov.