Ex-dead NBA player Ross consoles loved ones

Former NBA basketball player Quinton Ross had to ease the fears of friends and family members after he was wrongly reported dead.

Ross says Monday he woke to a phone loaded with messages from people concerned about his well-being. He went online and found The New York Post had run a story identifying him as a man found dead and buried on a beach.

The newspaper later corrected the story.

The 32-year-old Ross says he called loved ones and posted on Facebook to "let everybody know I was OK."

He said: "I mean, it was a tough day, man. Mostly for my family and friends."

Ross played seven NBA seasons with five teams.