Tiger basketball player Karim Azab dies after battling leukemia

By , Daily Memphian Published: November 16, 2018 10:57 AM CT
<strong>University of Memphis basketball player Karim Azab has died of leukemia nine months after being diagnosed.&nbsp;</strong><span>(Courtesy of Trey Clark/University of Memphis)</span>

University of Memphis basketball player Karim Azab has died of leukemia nine months after being diagnosed. (Courtesy of Trey Clark/University of Memphis)

University of Memphis basketball player Karim Sameh Azab died Thursday night, losing his battle with leukemia diagnosed earlier this year.

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Jonah Jordan

Jonah Jordan was born and raised in Memphis, graduated from the University of Memphis and has covered the Memphis Tigers for three years. When he's not writing, he enjoys golfing and eating barbecue.


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