SAD NEWS NBA STAR AMAR'E STOUDEMIRE Brother Dies in Car Crash

The brother of New York Knicks star 7 Footer Amare Stoudemire died in a car accident early Monday morning in Florida, a team spokesman confirmed to ESPNNewYork.com.

The Florida Highway Patrol said that Hazell Stoudemire was driving a Cadillac Escalade north on U.S. 27 in Lake Wales, Fla., at a high rate of speed and collided with the rear of a tractor trailer at around 1:45 a.m. ET, according to multiple media reports. The police said that the 35-year-old was not wearing a seatbelt and was declared dead at the scene.

Hazell Stoudemire pictured above mug shot from 2010 booked for battery-cause bodily harm

The team said that Stoudemire is traveling to Florida to be with his family and will not be with the team for Monday night's game against the Jazz in New York.

Amare Stoudemire is a former Mr. Basketball in Florida and went straight to the NBA out of high school. He grew up in the Lake Wells area, which is in central Florida.


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