In 2014, the older sister of Detroit Pistons reserve forward Reggie Bullock, Mia Henderson, was senselessly murdered in Baltimore for being a transgender woman. A rather villainous act yet Bullock is somehow able to take the loss of his sister, who was born Kevin Long, in perspective.
Appearing on Fox's "The Herd," Bullock opened up about the death of his sister and talked about how he looked up to her:
As transcribed by Deadspin's Barry Petchesky, here's what Bullock said about his sister on the show:
"He lived as himself, he taught me how to be [myself], he taught me how to take care of the family.