Mother of Pistons' rookie forward Stanley Johnson dies

Stanley Johnson will make his NBA debut with a heavy heart after confirming in a tweet that his mother, Karen Taylor, has died.

His management team, BDA Sports, said it wouldn't comment on the matter because of it being a family issue and referred to the tweet that Johnson sent out Sunday.

Taylor played basketball at Jackson State, where she was enshrined into the school's Hall of Fame in 2009, as well as professionally in Denmark, Italy and Sweden. She also coached her son until he was 14.