ESPN.com · May 7, 2023
Nick Gilbert, son of Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert, dies at 26
Nick Gilbert, familiar to NBA fans as the Cleveland Cavaliers' representative at the draft lottery, died Saturday from a genetic condition. He was 26.
The son of Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert and wife Jennifer, Nick Gilbert had a lifelong battle with neurofibromatosis (NF1), which causes noncancerous tumors to grow on nerve pathways throughout the body.
His death was announced by the Ira Kaufman Chapel in Southfield, Michigan. The Gilberts live in Michigan.