Athletes respond to death of EDM DJ Avicii

The news that Swedish EDM DJ Avicii died on Friday at the age of 28 hit the sports world as athletes mourned on Twitter.

Here's a roundup of tributes:

Washington Wizards forward Marcin Gortat retweeted this:

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