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Former Blazers Center Wayne Cooper Passes at 65

Former Portland Trail Blazers center Wayne Cooper has passed away at the age of 65. The news comes from the Denver Nuggets’ official Twitter feed.

We are saddened to hear of the passing of a great Nugget, teammate, and person, Wayne Cooper.

He will be sorely missed, and our thoughts are with his family at this time.

Rest In Peace pic.twitter.com/N3gxzc9WSI— x - Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) April 12, 2022

The text:

We are saddened to hear of the passing of a great Nugget, teammate, and person, Wayne Cooper.