The new Heat guard now is making sure his message is being heard. He had been shot once in the head and was found in the driver’s seat of his red Oldsmobile, which had struck several parked cars.White was arrested Dec. 4 of that year. Thanks for contacting us. Wayne Robert Ellington Jr. (born November 29, 1987) is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Wayne Ellington Jr. got some bittersweet closure when a man accused of killing the Nets guard’s father was sentenced to 30-to-60 years in prison after pleading guilty. Wayne Ellington lost his father to an act of random gun violance two years ago. We've received your submission.“For my family [it’s closure] for sure. “But for the guy to get what he deserves and not be let off or anything like that obviously is great for my family.’’White wanted to accept responsibility for his actions, according to his lawyer, James Berardinelli.Wayne Ellington Sr. was found dead on the 5200 block of Marion Street in North Philadelphia on Nov. 9, 2014. He’s up there, looking down on me, so proud.
So to truly honor him, I’m going to try to make something positive come out of this terrible situation. He’s going to live on through me.”Online court documents show Carl White pleaded guilty to third degree murder (as well as other charges) in a deal with prosecutors on Tuesday, after the jury was selected for his trial in Philadelphia.Berardinelli said White knows he will be in prison for a long time and is “hoping to come out a changed man.”Wayne Ellington Jr. got some bittersweet closure when a man accused of killing the Nets guard’s father was sentenced to 30-to-60 years in prison after pleading guilty. April 12, 2016 | 1:48pm Brooklyn Nets guard Wayne Ellington wrote an emotional reminiscence about his late father Wayne Sr., who was murdered a year and a half ago. “But whenever I’m really down, I remember that Pops wouldn’t want me to be sad or sulk. The Lakers say they've given Wayne an indefinite leave of absence while he copes with the tragedy. Lakers guard Wayne Ellington has been granted an indefinite absence from the team after his father was shot and killed Sunday night in Philadelphia.
You only get one father,’’ Ellington said. It’s a bittersweet thing. Ellington will be given the time to spend with his family. Lakers guard Wayne Ellington has been granted an indefinite absence from the team after his father was shot and killed Sunday night in Philadelphia. No arrests have been reported. The coach said other Lakers were with Ellington when Scott reached the player.The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that he was taken to Einstein Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead later that night. Police said an argument may have sparked the shooting.Would you like to receive desktop browser notifications about breaking news and other major stories?“[My father] meant a lot. The new Heat guard now is making sure his message is being heard. He wouldn’t want me to sit around and miss him. Lakers coach Byron Scott said in his pregame comments that he learned of the senior Ellington's death Sunday night after the Lakers win over Charlotte.Wayne Ellington Jr. said in a statement on the Lakers' website that he and his family were "devastated by the news of my father's murder." "When he's ready . One instant to cause me pain from which I’ll never fully heal,” wrote Ellington, who has an additional season remaining on his two-year Nets contract. I'm sure he will rejoin us. They were all from my sisters and my mom. … She just kept saying, ‘I just need to talk to you, come out of the locker room.’ That’s when I got really scared.”Ellington recalls how he “immediately felt sick” when he heard his father had been shot twice in the head.“If he was still alive, that would have been the first thing she told me,” Ellington wrote. She was crying. “As I was holding my phone, a call came through and it was from my then-fiancée. He played for the University of North Carolina from 2006 to 2009. I’m going to help be part of a change that needs to happen.”Would you like to receive desktop browser notifications about breaking news and other major stories?Brooklyn Nets guard Wayne Ellington wrote an emotional reminiscence about his late father Wayne Sr., who was murdered a year and a half ago.“I got out of the shower and was laughing with my teammates, and when I looked down at my phone I noticed that I had a bunch of missed calls. Lakers guard Wayne Ellington has been granted an indefinite absence from the team after his father was shot and killed Sunday night in Philadelphia. "This thing that's happened to Wayne is real life. Since childhood, he has built up a strong interest in basketball games. You always want justice to be served. … I just collapsed to the ground.”Wayne Ellington Sr. was murdered on Nov. 9, 2014, shot through the head while sitting in his Oldsmobile on a street corner, according to Philadelphia police.