[{"selector":"#anim-cfb0fb54-d6f3-4cd1-b7e8-5d677bf36e32","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-347fbf0d-cc38-4159-b6d2-8899aef191c4","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 1040.97194%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Former UCLA basketball player Jalen Hill has died at age 22, the school confirmed early Wednesday morning.

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