NBA Player Isaiah Thomas Mourns the Death of His Sister, 6 Years After Their Younger Sister Died in Car Crash

Mar. 15, 2025

Isaiah Thomas #31 of the Los Angeles Lakers looks on during the game on December 23, 2021; LaQuisha Baldtrip.Photo:Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty; Isaiah Thomas/Instagram

Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty; Isaiah Thomas/Instagram

Isaiah Thomas is mourning the loss of his older sister LaQuisha, six years after their other sisterChyna diedin a car accident.

Thomas, 35, announced LaQuisha’s death on Wednesday, Nov. 20 on his Instagram Stories, per a screenshot fromTMZ, and has continued to pay tribute to his sister in posts on social media.

The former Boston Celtics player wrote on Wednesday, “Ima miss you, big sis!!!” and “Damn, how you leave me too?”

“Two sisters gone!!!! This can’t be real. I love and miss you, Queen,” Thomas added on Instagram.

He also seemingly reacted to the news of his sister’s death in a post on X (formerly known as Twitter) on Wednesday. Thomas wrote, “F—!!!!” and dozens of broken heart emojis in thepost.

On Friday, Nov. 22, the athleteposted additional tributesto his sisters.

“How?? Why?? I don’t like to question God but damn man,” Thomas wrote on one Story. Over a photo of LaQuisha and Chyna, Thomas wrote, “How both of y’all gone? Like make it make sense man!!!”

Isaiah Thomas mourns his sister LaQuisha after her death.Isaiah Thomas/Instagram

Isaiah Thomas/Instagram

An hour after that, he posted again to his Story, this time with a black background and simply adding a crying face emoji and a broken heart.

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In 2017, Thomas' sister Chynadied in a one-car crash in Tacoma. She was 22 at the time.

The point guard shocked Celtics fans that day when he suited up for the team’s playoff game just one day after Chyna’s death.

After that game Bradley said, “I know tonight he was playing for his sister. He was playing for his family,” according toNBA.com.

“We appreciate that as teammates. He is just an amazing basketball player and a better person, so I’m happy with the way he played tonight, and we just need to continue to fight for him.”

source: people.com