Longtime NBA Agent Killed In Aspen Crash, 5-Year-Old Son Hurt

ASPEN, CO — Dan Fegan, a longtime NBA agent whose client list included John Wall, Dwight Howard and DeMarcus Cousins, was killed in a crash near Aspen on Sunday, state troopers said. Fegan, 56, was driving an SUV when he tried to merge onto a highway and was broadsided by a commuter bus.

Fegan's 5-year-old son and a 29-year-old California woman who were in the SUV were airlifted to a hospital in Denver in serious condition, Trooper Gabe Easton told the Aspen Times.

"Today we lost a great man, father, son and brother who always stood up not only for his clients, but also for what he knew was right," Fegan's family said in a statement through spokesman Terry Fahn. "We are all shocked and saddened by this tragic development and appreciate the outpouring of support. We ask for privacy at this difficult time."

The NBA said a tweet offering its condolences and thoughts to Fegan's family.

The NBA family mourns the loss of longtime agent Dan Fegan. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family during this difficult time.
— NBA (@NBA) February 26, 2018

No one on the bus was hurt. The Roaring Fork Transportation Authority CEO said the driver didn't have time to avoid the collision.

Fegan has long been considered one of the best player agents in the NBA, a ruthless negotiator on behalf of clients. In 2016, Fegan was on Forbes magazine's list of top agents.

"Arms around his family," National Basketball Players Association executive director Michele Roberts tweeted. "Rest In Peace, my friend."

He was fired last year as president of Independent Sports & Entertainment's basketball division, but remained close with the clients he'd worked with for many years.

Howard tweeted that his "heart and prayers go out to the family ."

My heart and prayers go out to the family, especially Dan’s young son who was apparently injured in this accident. #RestWithGod https://t.co/WDNwWRNqvR
— Dwight Howard (@DwightHoward) February 26, 2018

Photo credit: BEVERLY HILLS, CA - OCTOBER 30: Dan Fegan, Chandler Parsons and Matthew Chevallard attend a Del Toro Chandler Parsons Event at Saks Fifth Avenue Beverly Hills on October 30, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Todd Williamson/Getty Images for Saks Fifth Ave / Del Toro)