(Photo courtesy of Battle of the Lear)

Noah Lear was playing basketball with his friends in late February when he went up for a dunk.

But when he did, the support post, backboard and rim came crashing down on the 16-year-old, his mother, Melissa Griffin, told the Galion Inquirer. Noah was injured in the accident. He could talk to his mother when he arrived at a local hospital, according to the newspaper, but his condition deteriorated.

“We were told that due to the lack of oxygen to his brain, the part that controls the body’s vitals such as blood pressure, heart rate and temperature, is no longer working,” Griffin told the Inquirer earlier this week.

Noah was eventually placed in hospice care, according to an online fundraising page set up after the incident. On Wednesday, more than two weeks after the accident, Lear died, according to a Facebook page set up in support of the Ohio teen.

“His accident has touched so many,” the update, posted on the Battle of the Lear page on Wednesday, said. “It has reminded us all that anything can happen in the blink of an eye. Noah spent his life trying to make others happy and standing up for what he felt to be right. He put 110% into being the best he could be.”

The post continued:

Not only will he live on through those of us who he has left his mark on, but he will help others continue to live as a donor. For everyone who has been moved by Noah’s story or by Noah himself do as he would. Keep your chin up, make others around you smile, always give your very best, and stand up for what is right. Take this love, strength, and support into the world around you. This tragedy brought his school closer together. In a way it has brought us all together. We all have a bond that can never be taken. Through all of us Noah will continue to change the world in which we live.

Noah has always loved basketball. Keep praying for his miracle.#BattleoftheLear #prayersforNoah #MiraclesDoHappen Posted by Battle of the Lear on Sunday, March 13, 2016

“He was just playing ball with his friends, like he loved to do,” Griffin told the Inquirer before Noah’s death. “It’s so hard to make sense of all of this.”

Lear was a junior at Bucyrus High School, according to a news release from the school district. In the statement, Secondary School Principal Mark Burke said it was “an incredibly challenging time for our students and staff.”

“He worked his butt off every day,” Bucyrus basketball coach Tony Rose told the Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum after the accident. “He never complained and always gave 110 percent and just loved the game. He is a great kid, a quality kid, which you always wanted to be around. He was quiet, but very well-liked by his teammates and coaches.”

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