According to this AP report (via CBS Sportsline) and word-of-mouth throughout the Twittosphere, etc, Lacey Dawkins, the 21-year old sister of Duke freshman guard Andre Dawkins, was killed in an automobile accident this past Saturday in West Virginia as she was driving to Durham to see the Duke vs St. John’s game. Per the report, Dawkins has understandably left the squad for now, to be with his family.
Obviously this issue is beyond basketball, but we certainly hope that we’ll see Andre back on the court for the Blue Devils as soon as he can get back, whenever he feels right to do so. As if being a college freshman at a tough institution and playing for one of the most polarizing and leviathan programs in our sport isn’t enough on a kid, he has to deal with this, and help his family through it as well. We are putting up this post not so much to report this news, but rather to say that everyone here at RTC was saddened to hear about this tragedy, and our thoughts and prayers are with Andre and his family. We wish them the best.