Isaiah Thomas and his family were rocked by the news that his younger sister died in a car crash early yesterday morning.
Chyna J. Thomas, 22, died at the scene of a one-car crash on the side of Interstate 5, after her car crashed into a Jersey barrier and light post at 5 a.m. Pacific time.
The point guard, who had been preparing to take the floor at the Garden with the Celtics tonight for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series against the Chicago Bulls, did not find out about his sister’s death until after going through a full practice at the team’s Waltham facility.