She had just walked across the graduation stage less than two years ago, finally completing a goal she had carried for decades, and now, the basketball world is mourning her far too soon.Just days after celebrating her 43rd birthday, Kara Braxton’s life came to a sudden and heartbreaking end. The two-time WNBA champion leaves behind two sons, a grieving family, and a legacy that reached far beyond the hardwood.As tributes from her children and siblings continue to surface online, the basketball world is still trying to process how quickly everything changed.

The WNBA confirmed her passing in a statement posted on X, writing, “It is with profound sadness that we mourn the passing of 2x WNBA Champion Kara Braxton.”The league added, “Our thoughts are with her family, friends, and former teammates at this time.”According to NBC News, Braxton was driving a 2023 Ford Mustang north on Interstate 285 in Cobb County, Georgia, just after 5 p.m. Saturday, when the vehicle struck the concrete median wall.Police said, “The Ford continued in a northerly direction against the concrete wall until coming to rest on the left shoulder of I-285 at Cobb Parkway.”raxton, a resident of College Park, Georgia, was transported to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital, where she was pronounced deceased. The crash remains under investigation, and authorities are asking witnesses or anyone with information to come forward.