New York Giants star Malik Nabers has paid a heartbreaking tribute to his friend Kyren Lacy, who committed suicide on the weekend at the age of 24.
Nabers, a wide receiver who played with Lacy at LSU before being drafted by the Giants last year, posted on Instagram on Monday: ‘Pain. Numb. Sad. Sorrowful. Downcast. Hurt. Broken. Devastated. Empty. Miserable.
‘So this how it feels huh!! To lose a part of yo heart. Damn you loved unconditionally. You put a smile on everyone’s face ig (I guess) we forgot to give you the same smile.
‘When we had that talk before dat game I made history, I realized we was twins across Louisiana tryna get it the same way. Damn man I just gave u the тιԍнтest hug ever when I saw u bruh.
‘Why you ain’t call leek brudda, you know I had you bruh whatever u needed!! Dude ya f****n hurt me bruh!!! This the first day of my life I felt the world go by slower then it ever did.
‘I can play back every memory in my head and you saying I ain’t gone be able to joce wit ya nomo??!!! WHAT? You serious 2??’
New York Giants star Malik Nabers has paid a heartbreaking tribute to his friend Kyren Lacy
Former LSU wide receiver Lacy committed suicide on the weekend at the age of 24
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On Sunday, it emerged that the former LSU receiver took his own life, with reports claiming that he sH๏τ himself following a police chase.
It came days before he was due in court accused of negligent homicide, over a December car crash that killed a 78-year-old Louisiana man.
Lacy was considered one of the top prospects coming out of college football ahead of the 2025 NFL draft.
But he was arrested on January 13, with cops accusing him of driving recklessly – speeding and pᴀssing in a no-pᴀssing zone – when a motorist, who was swerving to avoid Lacy´s Dodge Charger, crashed head-on into another vehicle. He was also alleged to have fled the scene.
Lacy was charged with negligent homicide, hit-and-run driving with serious injury or death and reckless operation with accident. He was released on $151,000 bond and the case was set to be heard by a grand jury on Monday.
Following his death, poignant footage resurfaced of Nabers and Jayden Daniels backing Lacy to follow in their footsteps.
Twelve months ago, he surprised his former LSU teammates Daniels and Nabers just minutes after they were selected in the first round of the 2024 draft.
‘I’m proud of y’all boys,’ Lacy told them. Nabers and Daniels, two of the most exciting young players in the league, then heaped praise on their ‘brother’.
‘Our brother, Kyren Lacy, he’s been there with us,’ Commanders quarterback Daniels said. ‘I’m excited for him, I know he’s happy for us.
Nabers played with Lacy (pictured) at LSU before being drafted by the Giants last year
Lacy is seen with his father at his LSU graduation. The prospect had previously been charged with negligent homicide in a separate incident.
Lacy, 24, was arrested on January 13 after an arrest warrant was issued by local police
He then told the receiver: ‘Go out there, have fun, keep your foot on their neck and next year I expect you to be here!’
Nabers echoed those sentiments, adding: ‘We might be on the same video giving him the same speech next year.’
On Sunday, Daniels reposted the video in tribute to Lacy. ‘U f***ed me up w/ this one,’ he wrote. ‘It was yo turn next bro. We was finna be there right w u i swear.’
The quarterback posted a series of pH๏τos of himself and Lacy on social media, writing: ‘Till next time brudda… we gonna hold it down for u… u gon liv yo dreams through us.. hope u at peace now’.
He added: ‘Love u brudda fr (for real). Always believed in u, always was there when u needed whatever n vice versa.’
New details surrounding Lacy’s death emerged on Sunday night, with TMZ revealing that he died by a self-inflicted gunsH๏τ wound following a police chase.
The chase reportedly occurred after officers attempted to pull Lacy over following a report of a weapons disturbance.
Around 11:15pm on Saturday, one of Lacy’s family members reportedly told police that they got into a verbal altercation before he fired a weapon at the ground.
Lacy then fled the scene, but did not comply with cops when they later identified his car and tried to stop him. Police told TMZ that Lacy’s car ultimately crashed, and cops found him ᴅᴇᴀᴅ from an apparent self-inflicted gunsH๏τ wound when they tried to extract him from the vehicle.
