NBA community mourns death of Prince
The NBA community showed an outpouring of sadness following the announcement Thursday that musician Prince died at age 57.
Players past and present took to Twitter to pay their respects to the seven-time Grammy winner.
He will forever live on.. #RipPrince
— DWade (@DwyaneWade) April 21, 2016
R.I.P PRINCE, another icon gone to soon
— SHAQ (@SHAQ) April 21, 2016
Rest in peace, @Prince. pic.twitter.com/JNPSZbDH7x
— Sacramento Kings (@SacramentoKings) April 21, 2016
Mr.PurpleRain RiP prince
— Michael Carter-Willi (@MCW1) April 21, 2016
If the passing of Prince is true, GONE TOO SOON!! Prince and MJ is what I grew up to.. pic.twitter.com/Yz5v0rh68Z
— Reggie Miller (@ReggieMillerTNT) April 21, 2016
Prayers go out to the family of Legendary Artist Prince. #ripPrince
— Brandon Knight (@Goodknight11) April 21, 2016
RIP to Prince Rogers Nelson, the greatest musician of all time. Sad day. #minnesota #goat #Purplerain
— Kris Humphries (@KrisHumphries) April 21, 2016
Hall of Famer Ervin "Magic" Johnson was deeply saddened by the loss of his friend:
I am so devastated by the passing of my good friend Prince.
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) April 21, 2016
He was a true legend and a musical genius! Prince could play every instrument with style and grace.
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) April 21, 2016
When you went to a Prince concert, he had you partying until you couldn't party any more.
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) April 21, 2016