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NBA player among those honoring slain University of Utah athlete Lauren McCluskey

Tim Warner/Getty Images(PROVO, Utah) — The shocking murder of University of Utah track and field athlete Lauren McCluskey has prompted an outpouring of support beyond the school’s Salt Lake City campus.

Utah Jazz player Donovan Mitchell honored McCluskey — who was killed on campus Monday night — by writing her name on his sneakers for Wednesday’s game.

“This one really hit home to me,” Mitchell told NBA TV. “I have a little sister, you know. In today’s world, you know, women have to be protected more.”

“She was defenseless — couldn’t do anything about it,” he said of McCluskey. “And for a

 

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