The Winnipeg Sea Bears are mourning the loss of one of their players.
Chad Posthumus, the first player to sign with the Winnipeg Sea Bears passed away on Wednesday.
"Stricken by a brain aneurysm on Nov. 9 and then by complications arising from corrective surgery, Chad fought hard but was unable to recover," said the team in a post on Instagram. "Chad was and will always remain the face of our team."
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The team, friends and family continued to pray for his recovery.Â
After a long, successful career playing abroad and for Team Canada, Chad was excited to finally play professional basketball in his hometown.
To help support Chad's family and partner, Meagan, a book of condolences has been set up on the Sea Bears website.
"With Chad, we've won, lost and experienced joy TOGETHER, and now we must come TOGETHER again in grief and mourn his loss."
The Posthumus family has asked that in lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
Details on his memorial service will be released in the near future.Â