Isaiah Thomas will attend the funeral of his sister Chyna Thomas in their hometown of Tacoma, Washington Saturday, following the Game 6 of the Celtics vs. Bulls first round series, according to The Boston Globe’s Adam Himmelsbach.
Chyna Thomas died in a one-car accident near Tacoma Saturday April 15 at the age of 23, on the eve of Game 1 of the series. Thomas remarkably played through the tragedy the following evening, scoring 33 points in a hard fought battle that saw the Celtics fall just short 106-102.
In a moving piece, Himmelsbach reports several items about the tragedy faced by the Thomas family and how the Celtics organization has graciously handled the situation.