New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers paid an emotional tribute to his late LSU teammate, Kyren Lacy. The late LSU WR tragically died on April 12 at the age of 24. He was found dead in his car in Houston after a police pursuit. According to authorities, it was an apparent suicide by firearm.
Nabers, who is on a four-year, $29,207,750 contract with the Giants, shared a custom thigh pad on his Instagram Story, which features an illustration of himself alongside Lacy, both in their LSU uniforms. The artwork has the two players standing side by side, their backs turned, wearing jerseys with their respective numbers “8” and “2.”
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Nabers and Lacy played together on LSU’s roster from 2022 to 2023. The Tigers’ offense averaged over 543 yards per game in 2023. Nabers contributed with 1,569 yards and Lacy with a breakout 558 yards and seven touchdowns.
Malik Nabers filled with regret after Kyren Lacy’s death
Malik Nabers was left deeply affected after learning about Kyren Lacy’s death. He regrets that Lacy allegedly committed suicide and did not tell him what he was going through that led him to take such a terrible step.
He wrote on Instagram in April:
“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 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 tightest hug ever when I saw u bruh💔💔 why you ain’t call leek brudda, yk I had you bruh whatever u needed!! Dude ya fuckin 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??😭😭😭😭”
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Before Lacy was found dead in his car, the former LSU receiver had a verbal disagreement with a family member which led to him using a firearm on the ground and then taking off with his car.
A patrol constable tried stopping Lacy’s car over a multi-mile chase. When the pursuit finally came to an end, Lacy was seen dead with a self-inflicted gunshot, with both dashcam and body camera footage confirming the same.
Malik Nabers is now trying to remember his former teammate using his football gear.
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