Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, April 9, 2014

The Michigan State family and the Big Ten basketball community are mourning the loss of Adreian Payne superfan Lacey Holsworth. Holsworth, the adorable 8-year-old who suffered from neuroblastoma, died late Tuesday night. Read more here. The news hit the basketball world hard, and many people went to social media to offer their condolences. See the messages in this post.

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Others offered their condolences, too:

https://twitter.com/samdek1/status/453936971648212992