Fans and players for the Celtics are inconsolable as one of their most devoted players’ mother has been declared dead from a…..

Fans and players for the Celtics are inconsolable as one of their most devoted players’ mother has been declared dead from a…..

Marcus Smart, a guard for the Boston Celtics, revealed on Twitter on Monday night that his mother Camellia, 63, passed away on Sunday from cancer.

Smart wrote, “[You’re] my mommy, my mommy, my friend, my glue, my biggest fan, and my biggest critic.” “You prioritize everything and everyone else over yourself. When I was nine years old, I promised you that I would arrive so you and your father could get some rest. I never imagined that heaven would be the place of relaxation. There are no words to express how much I miss and adore you.

In April, Smart said that his mother had been diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome, a type of cancer brought on by anomalies in the bone marrow’s blood-forming cells. At the time, he claimed that doctors were only “trying to preserve life” because there was no treatment for his mother’s illness and that bone marrow transplants were not a feasible option.

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While rehabilitating after injuring a tendon in his thumb the previous month, Smart paid his mother a visit in Texas in April and discovered her condition. Camellia Smart had already endured surgery to replace her quadruple bypass.

In April, Smart remarked, “Everyone, we wish it wouldn’t happen to us.” “We hope and pray. Many of us are forgetful and undervalue life. Until it really does, we believe it won’t happen to us. And after that, you’re going to encounter an issue that some individuals have never encountered before.

Playing in Boston’s opening-round playoff series against the Bucks, Smart, whose older brother Todd passed away from cancer in 2004, claimed his mother told him his return to the court would bring her the most joy. Smart scrawled phrases to his mother on his sneakers during the postseason, such as “Mama’s Boy” and “I fight, you fight.”

When Smart returned to Boston in July to sign a four-year, $52 million contract, he expressed how much his mother had meant to him that he would be a Celtic.

On Monday night, Smart wrote to his mother, saying, “I know [you’re] in a better place with no more worries no more hurt no more sadness or pain.” “I thank God that I have one of his [angels] to call my mom, hate you for letting you go.”