In the match taking place on the morning of March 27 (Vietnam time), the Houston Rockets had to march to the Minnesota Timberwolves without the presence of an important member, Danuel House Jr. However, this information did not receive too much attention from fans, because after all, he is just a normal player in the NBA arena.
Danuel House Jr. was suddenly absent from the match against the Minnesota Timberwolves due to family reasons, and was later revealed to be attending the funeral of his sister-in-law and three nephews.
However, according to a revelation from Houston Chronicle reporter Jonathan Feigen, the cause of this absence will shock everyone. Danuel House Jr. was forced to return to Harris County, Texas to attend the funeral of four family members when they suddenly died in a traffic accident.
Based on information from Jonathan Feigen, at 8:30 p.m. on March 14 (local time), Danuel House Jr.’s sister-in-law, Porsha Branch, and her three young children were returning home after shopping when a car crashed. The car hit straight from behind. According to investigation results, perpetrator Daniel Canada was driving the car at a speed of up to 185km/h at the time of collision and was completely drunk and unable to perceive the situation.
Information about the funeral of 4 members of Danuel House Jr’s brother’s family, it is noteworthy that all 3 children are still very young.
The collision caused Porsha Branch and her 7-month-old son to die on the spot, while two other children died at the hospital from severe injuries. Police arrested Daniel Canada, he was held without bail and will appear in court for trial this week.
Damien House, Danuel House Jr’s brother and also a heartbroken husband and father, could not stand after receiving the shocking news: “She and her three children were the love of my whole life. It’s hard to believe that it’s all gone forever and I have to face this cruel truth every day, with no relief.”
This is extremely painful information that the House family must endure. Even though he had known the news before, Danuel House Jr. still decided to play in 5 matches for the Houston Rockets in recent times, scoring an average of 12.2 points/game before temporarily leaving the team to retire. to attend the funeral.
Fans hope that Danuel House Jr. will soon overcome the pain and return to play in the near future
Danuel House Jr. is currently the mainstay of the Houston Rockets team. He played a total of 27 matches for the team this season, including 17 appearances in the starting lineup. The ability to shoot stable 3-pointers has helped Danuel House Jr. have a solid position in the squad, even though the Houston Rockets have gone through two generations of coach Mike D’Antoni and coach Stephen Silas in the past two seasons.