2-Year-Old Grandson of Milwaukee Bucks Head Coach Adrian Griffin Dies in Illinois: 'Agonizing Tragedy'

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Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty

Milwaukee Bucks head coach Adrian Griffin is mourning the death of his toddler grandson, who died over the weekend in Urbana, Illinois.

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Jayce’s mom, Jasmine Riggs,spoke with WDJT Milwaukeeand shared that doctors had told her they found fluid in her son’s lungs.

A few days before his death, Riggs took her son to the doctor for what seemed like a normal respiratory infection but was told there was no serious illness. “I took him to the convenient care,” Riggs told WDJT. “He was running around, they said he was fine, was all happy and healthy. The next day I took him to day care.”

source: people.com