Updated: February 6, 2012, 5:06 pm ET

Stoudemire’s brother dies in car accident

By HOOPSWORLD
Basketball News & NBA Rumors

The brother of New York Knicks forward Amar’e Stoudemire was killed in a car accident early Monday morning.

Stoudemire was en route to Florida to be with his family and will miss Monday’s game against Utah Jazz, a team spokesman confirmed to ESPN New York.

Hazell Stoudemire was driving north on U.S. 27 in Lake Wales, Fla., when he collided with a tractor trailer at 1:45 a.m., according to Florida Highway Patrol.

The 35-year-old Stoudemire was not wearing a seatbelt and was confirmed dead at the scene.

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