OAKLAND — The NBA Finals feel small in the wake of the tragic shooting that killed at least 50 people at an Orlando night club.
Players and others in the NBA family, like the entire nation, expressed sympathy for the victims of this senseless terrorist act.
“My condolences goes out to all the lost ones and families in the tragic shooting in Orlando,” LeBron James said to open his remarks to the press on Sunday. “I think it’s another hit for us as Americans and what we have to deal with in our world today, and it definitely puts things in perspective on basketball. For myself, it’s just a small matter of what reality really is. So my prayers to all the lost ones and all the ones that are recovering from this morning’s tragedy in Orlando.”
Other members of the NBA community took to social media to express their thoughts, including members of the Orlando Magic.
My deepest condolences to the families who lost their dear ones... Sad day for our city! #Orlando #OrlandoShootings
— Nikola Vucevic (@NikolaVucevic) June 12, 2016
My heart goes out to all the victims of this tragedy here in Orlando...
— Evan Fournier (@EvanFourmizz) June 12, 2016
Thoughts and prayers are with them and their loved ones.
— Victor Oladipo (@VicOladipo) June 12, 2016
We mourn those that we lost today.
— Orlando Magic (@OrlandoMagic) June 12, 2016
And we are inspired by how our community has banded together. #PrayForOrlando pic.twitter.com/1X3TrBFdyK
What...keeping Orlando in my prayers!! Foreal though this is sick smh
— Jeremy Lin (@JLin7) June 12, 2016
— Chandler Parsons (@ChandlerParsons) June 12, 2016
Prayers up for Orlando. Man that's crazy
— Mario Chalmers (@mchalmers15) June 12, 2016
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Prayers for Orlando! We have to get rid of these GUNS!!!!! This is crazy!!! https://t.co/8DHviUhBBa
— Jared Dudley (@JaredDudley619) June 12, 2016
What has to plague the mind of any person to commit such heinous crimes? Life is so beautiful but we always tear it apart. #PrayforOrlando
— Shabazz Napier (@ShabazzNapier) June 12, 2016
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Orlando 🙏🏽.
— Reggie Bullock (@ReggieBullock35) June 12, 2016
Wow. Praying for the families.
— Langston Galloway (@LangGalloway10) June 12, 2016
Terrible news to hear from Orlando, praying for the victims and their families
— justin hamilton (@Justin__41) June 12, 2016
