On Thursday, Dwyane Wade appeared on an ESPN special for The Undefeated to talk about gun violence. The next day, Wade's cousin was shot and killed in Chicago.
Nykea Aldridge was pushing a baby stroller in the Chicago neighborhood of Parkway Gardens when she was shot and killed. Aldridge was 32 and a mother of four.
Police said she was not the intended target and one person was taken into custody as a result of the incident.
Wade's words during his appearance on the ESPN panel took on extra meaning after Friday's shooting.
"It's important for all of us to help each other, to go back and say 'You know what, where did this start, how did this start?