Sixth-year NBA guard RJ Barrett broke his silence on the death of his 19-year-old brother Nathan Barrett. The younger brother of the Toronto Raptors star died earlier this month. Barrett says he still calls and sends messages to his brother, whom he described as his best friend. 'You know, he was my best friend,' Barrett said of his late brother on Friday. 'I’m always missing him. I still text him.
'If I know my brother, he would want me to be here, to be playing, to try to continue to make the Barrett legacy grow,' he said. Nathan's cause of death was not revealed. 'While our family is devastated by this great loss, we will continue to cherish the memories and time spent together,' a statement from the Barrett family, which was released by the Raptors and Canada Basketball, read. 'Nathan was a God-fearing young man of strong character.