By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Chyna Thomas, 22, died at the scene of the accident on Interstate 5 in Federal Way, Washington, police said.
A source told ESPN’s Jeff Goodman that Isaiah Thomas received news of his sister’s accident after taking part in Celtics practice in the afternoon.
He was talking to a reporter after practice when Avery Bradley, a fellow Tacoma native, emerged from the trainer’s room and pulled Thomas away. Thomas never returned to engage in other scheduled media requests.
According to the source, Thomas is expected to play when the team open its first-round series against the Chicago Bulls on Sunday in Boston.
“We are terribly saddened by the tragic loss of Chyna Thomas,” the Celtics said in a prepared statement Saturday. “The thoughts and prayers of the entire Celtics organization are with Isaiah and his family.”