Brother of Thunder's Waiters killed in Philadelphia
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City Thunder guard Dion Waiters will not be with the team when it takes on the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday as he mourns the death of his brother who died in Waiters’ hometown of Philadelphia on Tuesday.
Fox 29 in Philadelphia reports Waiters’ brother was one of six people killed on Tuesday in three separate acts of violence. No arrests have been made.
Waiters posted to his Instagram account about the death of his brother, saying, “The call I just got about my lil brother wasn’t expecting this s—…..crushed my heart I never question why…. But this hurt…. I promise I got Yu mark my word….. Love Yu kid… r.i.p.”
Waiters said goodbye on another post on his Instagram account as well.
“We feel for Dion, man,” Thunder star Kevin Durant said. “He’s our brother and it’s tough for anyone to go through that, and we have his back on everything. He’s got our love and support throughout it all and he knows we’re here for him.”
The Thunder organization has experienced a difficult recent few weeks with assistant coach Monty Williams’ wife being killed in a multicar accident on Feb. 9, and part owner Aubrey McClendon dying in a single-car crash on March 2.
“That’s how life throws it at you sometimes,” Durant said. “Definitely unfortunate to go through it, but the only thing we can do is continue to stick together as an organization, as a family and help everyone through this. That’s what brings everyone together. It’s definitely tough for all three families, but they have our support and our love.”
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