NBA Players Mourn The Loss Of 'Angel' Ingrid Williams One Day After Her Death

About 24 hours after tragedy struck, the 18,000-plus people in Chesapeake Energy Arena came together to mourn the death of Oklahoma City Thunder assistant coach Monty Williams’ wife, Ingrid. While fans left bouquets of flowers and signed cards for the grieving family, players on both the Thunder and the New Orleans Pelicans couldn’t help but tear up thinking of the horrific car crash that killed the 44-year-old mother of five.

Williams had spent a half-decade as the coach of New Orleans before moving northwest to Oklahoma City. As such, both sides in Thursday’s contest had a vested interest in the state of Williams and his family, with a handful of Pelicans players visiting him at his home in the hours before tipoff.