The United States has once again been rocked by a tragic mass shooting, with the latest incident occurring in Jacksonville, Florida on Sunday. The NBA is in mourning with the rest of the nation, and some players have taken to Twitter to share their grief.
The shooting took place during a Madden 2019 tournament. One of the participants brought a handgun to the event and opened fire after losing, killing two people and wounding nine others. Two other people suffered injuries fleeing the scene. One of the wounded is a member of the Milwaukee Bucks' NBA 2K team.
The shooter then turned the gun to himself and took his own life even before police could arrive on the scene.
Karl-Anthony Towns was one of the first to respond to the events.
Praying for everyone involved in the shooting at the Madden tournament in Jacksonville 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 I can’t believe we have to keep living with tragic violence like this with presumably no solution in sight.
— Karl-Anthony Towns (@KarlTowns) August 26, 2018
Dwyane Wade was heartbroken when he first heard the news.
It’s so sad hearing about what happened in Jacksonville 🤦🏾♂️. My family thoughts and prayers are with all the love ones!
— DWade (@DwyaneWade) August 27, 2018
Resident NBA troll Enes Kanter of the New York Knicks put his comedic posts on hold as he expressed sympathy for the victims of the tragedy.
What a horrific tragedy today in #Jacksonville
My heart goes out to all those affected and theirs families..😔💔🙏 pic.twitter.com/hSZhaMbF8b
— Enes FREEDOM (@EnesFreedom) August 26, 2018
Denver Nuggets guard Isaiah Thomas also sent out his thoughts and prayers to the victims and their families.
Praying for everybody that was involved in the Jacksonville shooting today! Thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and their families
— Isaiah Thomas (@isaiahthomas) August 27, 2018
Former NBA stud and two-time All-Star Baron Davis gave a brief yet sound reminder on the power of prayer.
Prayers 🙏🏾🙏🏾 https://t.co/nA6uOlnm44
— Baron Davis (@BaronDavis) August 27, 2018
Jaren Jackson Jr., the Memphis Grizzlies' fourth overall pick in this year's draft, has called for strength and unity amidst all the evil around us.
Lots of prayers and love to the Jacksonville community. WE are with you❤️🙏🏾It’s messed up what evil is in this world. Stay strong.
— JJJ (@jarenjacksonjr) August 27, 2018
This is definitely another sad day for our country. We here at ClutchPoints would also like to send our condolences to the families of the victims.
