Sadly, the top player of the Mongolian National Basketball Team, O.Dulguun died at the UCSF Medical Center at the weekend. He had been in a coma after having been infected with the varicella virus.

O.Dulguun was diagnosed with a liver failure and B Hepatitis.  He urgently needed a liver transplant costing USD 300,000-350,000. Family members started a campaign; the nationwide response was instant and  MNT 150 million in donations flooded in. Sadly, these were not able to save the young Mongolian’s life.

O.Dulguun arrived USA on 12 June in order to watch the NBA finals. He was given tickets for the NBA finals after winning the Mongolian University Basketball Championships with his team the ‘Etugen Leopards’. He was named as a valuable player in the competition in which a total of 40 teams participated.