Basketball player 27, plunges 60ft to his death ‘falling from wall after being kicked out of nightclub’
A BASKETBALL pro plunged 66 feet to his death, possibly falling from a wall, after he was kicked out of a nightclub.
Aurimas Cybas, who reportedly got into an argument with some regulars at the club, could’ve also been pushed in a violent mugging.
Prosecutors are investigating his death after a shocked passerby spotted his body on Saturday morning and called it in.
Cops are studying CCTV footage and interviewing witnesses to see if it was an accident or a homicide.
Cybas, 27, may have lost his balance and fallen over the wall while under the influence of alcohol, police have said.
But prosecutors have ordered an autopsy on the athlete’s body to help determine whether or not he could’ve been pushed.
Cybas had been partying with friends at a club in Genoa, Italy, on Friday night.
After a few drinks, he reportedly got into a disagreement which escalated.
The bouncers then escorted him out of the venue.
The basketball pro, from Lithuania, was staying with a friend who played for local team Basket Sestri at the time.
According to his social media, Cybas was playing for Bjerringbro BK when he died.
It was a Danish siteam de made up of Lithuanians, at the time of his passing.
The investigation into his death is ongoing.
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