Cleveland Cavaliers' Channing Frye (8) reacts after making a 3-point shot against the Charlotte Hornets during the second half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016, in Cleveland. The Cavaliers won 100-93. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)

 Ron Schwane

It has been a tragic NBA season for Arizona’s 2005 All-Pac-10 centerΒ Channing Frye. His mother, Phoenix journalistΒ Karen Frye, died on Oct. 25. His father,Β Thomas Frye, who owned a management consulting company in Phoenix, died on Thanksgiving. Frye, 33, has taken an indefinite leave of absence from the Cleveland Cavaliers, where he was averaging 11.3 points and shooting 48.5 percent on three-point shots. He has two years remaining on his Cavaliers contract at $7.4 million per season.Β 

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