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Toronto Raptors' RJ Barrett Mourns Death of Younger Brother Nathan

The Raptors and Canada Basketball announced the death via a statement from the Barrett family on Thursday.

Per CBS Sports, Nathan followed in RJ's footsteps and played high school basketball at Monteverde Academy in Florida. His former youth basketball coach, Chris Stewart, paid tribute to Nathan, sharing that the 22-year-old was preparing to become a pilot. I saw Nathan last summer, all grown up, a big smile and he was excited telling me how he was starting school to become a pilot," Stewart wrote in a tribute shared to Instagram.

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