[Lewenberg] RJ Barrett on the passing of his younger brother Nathan: “It’s a hard time, for sure. He was my best friend. I’m always missing him. I still text him. I still call him sometimes; I don’t know why. But I’m thankful for all the support from everybody & definitely from the Raptors”
RJ Barrett on the passing of his younger brother Nathan: "It's a hard time, for sure. He was my best friend. I'm always missing him. I still text him. I still call him sometimes; I don't know why. But I'm thankful for all the support from everybody & definitely from the Raptors"
— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) March 29, 2024
by nad83utm20n
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Fuck man so sad. Rest in peace
Anyone who’s lost someone close understands the why, especially when it involves someone so young.
Rest in peace Nathan.
Rip so sad
rip love and miss u in ny rj!! once a knick always a knick and your lil bro is an honorary knick!!!!! 💯
god bless 🙏
Well that made me cry, RIP.
It’s fucked, they probably would’ve played with or against each other in a few years.
my dad died last year and in his last couple months he completely lost his eyesight
i keep having dreams where we are watching basketball together and then i think ‘wait arent you blind’ then i wake up
death is strange
I can’t even imagine what losing one of my siblings would feel like. Stay strong RJ
Damn. That’s sad af.
That’s sad asf man hope he takes the rest of the season off. That’s sad RIP
Just brutal. RIP Nathan and all the strength possible to RJ & his family
Still calling him? That broke my heart. Get help RJ. 🙏
My younger brother passed away in a car crash two nights ago. He was 18. It’s something I’ve never felt before. But I relate to RJ because I’ve been texting him the past two days but don’t know why. I hope the Barrett family can find peace and a way to honor his younger brothers memory.
Just an absolute tragedy. I’m extremely close with my brother and I can’t imagine anything worse, truly. Rest in peace ❤️
Couldn’t ever imagine losing younger brother so young. The pain must be immeasurable
heartbreaking man..
Damn, RIP.
What happened?
We love you RJ
Still call him and text him sometimes. Ain’t no joke. He definitely feeling it and it’s going to take some time to even be okay with reality.
Stay strong, king
Awwww poor RJ 😢😢😢🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
The denial period of grief is really hard, I remember when I lost my dad unexpectedly and never got a goodbye, I expected to see him out somewhere or for him to just show at my place or my mom‘s but eventually it hits that they really are gone. Just would like to say for anyone going through loss right now that r/GriefSupport is a great community to share. Whether you just lost someone or it’s 10 years later, you deserve to be heard and you can grieve at your own pace.
RIP Nathan and I’m praying for RJ and his family
Lost my little brother to cancer three years ago. We grew up like peanut butter and jelly.
I knew I loved him and I would like to think he knew how much I loved him but I didn’t realize just how much I loved and needed him in my life until he was gone. Felt like I had a piece of me ripped out of my body and it’s this wound that only really has healed on the edges of the cut.
Feel for RJ Barrett. RIP to Nathan, my lil bro, and the people we wish we could hug again just one more time.
Love you StarJ
I’ve lost close friends and family and it always hits hard.
Last month my gf and I took our dog to the vet for the last time. She was such an integral part of our daily routines I still feel kind of lost when I get home. I was so accustomed to walking her in the evenings and then even late night before we go to sleep it feels weird not to. I’ve been trying to go on nightly walks and bring her leash with me when I do. She was 17 years old and my Gf had her since she was 10 weeks old. I was around for the last 10 years of her life.
Death never feels real
Lost of a lot of ppl in my life including my younger brother and that shit hurts the most. Rip
My dad passed like 2 years ago, I’ll still call or text his old phone.
Really sad to hear and I hope he and his family can make it through these terrible times.
Was his brother Nathan living in Toronto?
Man, how cruel and unfair is life. RJ is in the NBA, struggling a bit, gets traded but to his hometown. Idk if Nathan lived there, but if so, he’s finally back home, playing ball for the Raptors, and closer to family/friends and this happens?! Heartbreaking.
I hope RJ can find peace somehow through all this turmoil. We all are going to go at some point, but hopefully it’s after many, many years.
I received a text a few years ago on my work phone from, I think, someone’s parent who was saying how much she missed that person and wishes he was still around. I’m assuming that the current number I have was her kids old number. I thought it would be better to just let it go and not respond, seeing how it was supposed to be a private text from someone’s grieving parent. RJ is doing the dame thing and it’s very heartbreaking.
does anyone know how he died ?
I still feel horrible. RJ is a hell of a nice guy, and I am sure his brother was just the same.
RIP and blessings to the Barrett fam
12 years ago I lost my sister. She was 24, I was 22. My best friend, always did all the stuff together. Always hate hearing about anyone having to go through this type of loss
Unlike a parent losing a child, which we recognize as the worst; and the natural order of losing a parent; sibling loss is the least spoken about. You don’t expect to loss them until you’re old and gray.
Feeling for RJ right now. The early days are so hard. Just trying to figure out life day to day. Wishing him and his family strength, patience and love