NBA players, teams pay tribute to DMX after rapper's death

NBA players are paying their respects after Grammy-nominated hip-hop artist DMX, whose birth name was Earl Simmons, died at 50.

The news was announced Friday in a family statement.

Teams and players across the NBA, including the New York Knicks and LeBron James, offered their appreciation of the late rapper and actor.

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❌4L!! Rest In Paradise LEGEND!! pic.twitter.com/Y0m0DVl5Up

— LeBron James (@KingJames) April 9, 2021

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RIP DMX pic.twitter.com/xYiBdqjLQl

— Trae Young (@TheTraeYoung) April 9, 2021

RIP DMX

— Bradley Beal (@RealDealBeal23) April 9, 2021

RIP TO A LEGEND @DMX pic.twitter.com/LNiuHcuiya

— Karl-Anthony Towns (@KarlTowns) April 9, 2021

Rest in Paradise DMX

— CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) April 9, 2021

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— James Harden (@JHarden13) April 9, 2021

There will never be another.

We mourn the loss of New York’s own, DMX. pic.twitter.com/6blzcQrjtV

— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) April 9, 2021

RIP Legend pic.twitter.com/7azH6xHq1M

— Andre Drummond (@AndreDrummond) April 9, 2021

Grew up listening to your music word for word as young kid. You name will liv forever! R.I.P DMX

— Marcus Morris (@MookMorris2) April 9, 2021

Rest In Peace X! Legacy will always live on!!

— Keef Morris (@Keefmorris) April 9, 2021

RIP DMX

— Isaiah Thomas (@isaiahthomas) April 9, 2021

DMX’s impact on Atlanta is clear. Rest In Peace to one of the best ever.

(Credit: @onemusicfest) pic.twitter.com/dSnu5PoU38

— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) April 9, 2021

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— JJJ (@jarenjacksonjr) April 9, 2021

RiP DMX

— Paul Millsap (@Paulmillsap4) April 9, 2021

Rest up DMX

— 14 (@RjHampton14) April 9, 2021

DMX gave hope to the hopeless.. RIP legend

— Jamal Crawford (@JCrossover) April 9, 2021

Another GREAT gone. Man…Life is Precious! Rest Easy #DMXforever

— Shaun Livingston (@ShaunLivingston) April 9, 2021