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Thunder guard Dion Waiters mourning death of younger brother

Updated 10:21 a.m.: Thunder guard Dion Waiters will not play for the Thunder in Wednesday's game against the Los Angeles Clippers following a death in his family. Waiters is currently away from the team.

Waiters posted twice to his Instagram account twice Tuesday night, 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 you mark my work..... Love you kid...r.i.p." and "Love you kid... Gone too soon."

Fox 29 in Philadelphia is reporting that one of six people killed in separate acts of gun violence in Philadelphia on Tuesday was Waiters' brother, but that has not been confirmed.