Brandon Turner

{{short description|American skateboarder (born 1981)}} {{Use American English|date=August 2022}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Brandon Turner | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|39|2021|07|16}} | birth_place = | death_date =  | death_place = | known_for = | occupation = }}

'''Brandon Turner''' (born {{birth based on age as of date|39|2021|07|16|noage=1}}), also known as '''Lil B''', is an American professional skateboarder.

== Career ==

{{external media |video1=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsoGM42cFto Brandon Turner on his Switch Hardflip] }}

Brandon Turner, born {{birth based on age as of date|39|2021|07|16|noage=1}}, was a youth prodigy skateboarder.<ref name=NYT-olympics>{{Cite news |last1=Elder |first1=Adam |title=A New Radical Maneuver for Skateboarders: Going to Physical Therapy |work=The New York Times |date=2021-07-16 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/16/sports/olympics/skateboarding-olympics-injuries.html |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |df=mdy-all |access-date=August 14, 2022 |archive-date=August 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812194920/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/16/sports/olympics/skateboarding-olympics-injuries.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Also known as "Lil B",<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Burnett |first1=Michael |title=Brandon Turner: The Prodigy Returns |work=Thrasher |date=2020-06-19 |url=https://www.thrashermagazine.com/articles/brandon-turner-the-prodigy-returns/ |language=en |access-date=2022-08-14 |df=mdy-all |archive-date=August 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804012224/https://www.thrashermagazine.com/articles/brandon-turner-the-prodigy-returns/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Turner rode with Chad Muska's Shorty's group and came of age during a time of lavish excess for skateboarding, including alcohol and drugs. Following some injuries and time in prison, Turner went through a period of recovery.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Michna |first1=Ian |last2=Bils |first2=Bobby |title=The Second Coming of Brandon Turner |work=Jenkem Magazine |date=2021-01-04 |url=https://www.jenkemmag.com/home/2021/01/04/second-coming-brandon-turner/ |language=en |access-date=2022-08-14 |df=mdy-all |archive-date=October 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021215427/https://www.jenkemmag.com/home/2021/01/04/second-coming-brandon-turner/ |url-status=live }}</ref> After turning sober in the late 2010s, he began mentoring in addiction recovery programs, and returned to skateboarding in what ''The New York Times'' called "an impressive late-career renaissance".{{r|NYT-olympics}}

== References ==

== Further reading == {{refbegin}} * {{Cite web |title=Brandon Turner |work=Transworld SKATEboarding |url=https://skateboarding.transworld.net/tag/brandon-turner/ |language=en-US |access-date=2022-08-14 |df=mdy-all |archive-date=May 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180521045315/https://skateboarding.transworld.net/tag/brandon-turner/ |url-status=live }} * {{Cite web |last1=Hahn |first1=Jason Duaine |title=After Years of Drug Abuse, Skateboarding Legend Brandon Turner Is Helping Others Battle Addiction |work=People Magazine |date=2021-10-09 |url=https://people.com/sports/skateboarding-legend-brandon-turner-overcomes-addiction-to-teach-and-help-others-in-rehabilitation/ |language=en |access-date=2022-08-14 |df=mdy-all |archive-date=August 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809044937/https://people.com/sports/skateboarding-legend-brandon-turner-overcomes-addiction-to-teach-and-help-others-in-rehabilitation/ |url-status=live }} * {{Cite web |last1=Kragen |first1=Pam |title=San Diego '90s skating prodigy Brandon Turner is back, with a new mission |work=San Diego Union-Tribune |date=2021-01-09 |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/san-diego/story/2021-01-09/san-diego-90s-skating-prodigy-brandon-turner-is-back-with-a-new-mission |language=en-US |access-date=2022-08-14 |df=mdy-all |archive-date=August 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804012144/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/san-diego/story/2021-01-09/san-diego-90s-skating-prodigy-brandon-turner-is-back-with-a-new-mission |url-status=live }} * {{Cite web |last1=Ocampo |first1=Joshua |title=Skateboarding and Sobriety Saved Brandon Turner's Life |work=Men's Health |date=2021-05-04 |url=https://www.menshealth.com/health/a36145810/brandon-turner-sobriety-recovery/ |language=en-us |access-date=2022-08-14 |df=mdy-all |archive-date=October 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211014192546/https://www.menshealth.com/health/a36145810/brandon-turner-sobriety-recovery/ |url-status=live }} {{refend}}

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