Damn... and the season did'nt even start....
uppy:
Isiah Thomas Taken to Hospital for Overdose, WABC-TV Reports
By Chris Dolmetsch
Oct. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Former New York Knicks coach Isiah Thomas was taken to White Plains Hospital Center today after overdosing on sleeping pills, WABC-TV reported, citing police and unidentified people.
Police were called to Thomas's house in Harrison, New York, just after midnight for a report of a possible overdose of a 46- year-old male, WABC-TV reported, citing police sources. The former NBA basketball player and coach is 47, the network said.
The incident is being treated as an overdose and not a suicide attempt, WABC-TV said, citing police. Officials with the Knicks would tell the network only that Thomas is fine.
To contact the reporter on this story: Chris Dolmetsch in New York at cdolmetsch@bloomberg.net.
Last Updated: October 24, 2008 15:00 EDT
uppy:Isiah Thomas Taken to Hospital for Overdose, WABC-TV Reports
By Chris Dolmetsch
Oct. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Former New York Knicks coach Isiah Thomas was taken to White Plains Hospital Center today after overdosing on sleeping pills, WABC-TV reported, citing police and unidentified people.
Police were called to Thomas's house in Harrison, New York, just after midnight for a report of a possible overdose of a 46- year-old male, WABC-TV reported, citing police sources. The former NBA basketball player and coach is 47, the network said.
The incident is being treated as an overdose and not a suicide attempt, WABC-TV said, citing police. Officials with the Knicks would tell the network only that Thomas is fine.
To contact the reporter on this story: Chris Dolmetsch in New York at cdolmetsch@bloomberg.net.
Last Updated: October 24, 2008 15:00 EDT
Thomas was reached at his home by The Post and he told the newspaper it was his daughter, not him, who was taken to the hospital.
"None of us are OK. My daughter is very down right now," he told The Post, adding that the incident "wasn't an overdose" and had occurred at school.
Madison Square Garden spokesman Barry Watkins told The Journal News newspaper, "Isiah is fine." WCBS Radio reported that the call involved an "issue with sleeping pills."
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"None of us are OK. My daughter is very down right now," he told The Post, adding that the incident "wasn't an overdose" and had occurred at school.
Madison Square Garden spokesman Barry Watkins told The Journal News newspaper, "Isiah is fine." WCBS Radio reported that the call involved an "issue with sleeping pills."
http://www.nba.com/2008/news/10/24/102408isiahthomas.ap/index.html?rss=true
New details of overdose episode at Thomas’ NY home
By JIM FITZGERALD, Associated Press Writer 8 minutes ago
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP)—Officers who responded to Isiah Thomas’ home after a 911 call reporting an overdose on sleeping pills found a man passed out on the floor and gave him oxygen until an ambulance arrived.
Authorities have not publicly identified Thomas as the victim, but a person familiar with the case has confirmed it was the former Knicks coach and NBA star. The person spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press because of privacy concerns.
On Tuesday, Harrison Police Chief David Hall provided new details about last week’s emergency in which officers were handed a bottle of prescription pills at Thomas’ Westchester County home.
Thomas has denied being the victim, and Hall again criticized the ex-coach for saying it was his 17-year-old daughter, Lauren, who required treatment.
“As parents, you try to protect your kids; you don’t say they did something when it was you who did it,” Hall said. “We know the difference between a 47-year-old man and a teenager.”
Hall said the prescription bottle had a name on it, but he would not disclose the name or the precise medication.
A police car moves along Magnolia Drive in Purchase, NY, Friday, Oct. 24, 2008. The private road eventually leads to the home of Isiah Thomas, former New York Knicks basketball coach, where authorities say an ambulance was called and someone from the home was taken to a hospital early Friday morning.
He said police called the overdose accidental because there was no suicide note and no indication the victim suffered from depression.
Thomas’ spokesman, Jesse Derris, said, “This continues to be a private family matter and the family respectfully asks for privacy.” A call to Knicks spokesman Jonathan Supranowitz was not immediately returned. Thomas, fired as coach last April, still works for the team.
Hall said the 911 call made late Thursday from Thomas’ multimillion-dollar home in the Purchase section of Harrison went first to state police, then to Harrison. Harrison police on patrol nearby got to the scene first, saw a 47-year-old man on the floor and went into “standard operating procedure,” Hall said. They administered oxygen until an ambulance crew arrived and took over, eventually lifting the man onto a gurney and taking him to White Plains Hospital.
He said it was his department’s first call to Thomas’ house.
An emergency services log, with the names of the caller and the patient blacked out, indicates the ambulance arrived at the house a few minutes before midnight.
Hall said someone at the house gave his officers a prescription bottle, and the officers gave it to the ambulance crew so doctors at the hospital would know about it. They then searched the house for other medications that might have been involved but found none, he said.
Thomas was one of the best players in NBA history, leading the Detroit Pistons to championships in 1989 and 1990, In college, he starred on Indiana’s 1981 NCAA title team.
His time in New York has been far less successful. He served as team president for three years before becoming head coach for two seasons. His stay was marked by miserable play on the court, the acquisition of several high-profile free-agent busts and a tawdry lawsuit in which Thomas was found to have harassed a former Knicks executive.
He's a real douche bag.
By JIM FITZGERALD, Associated Press Writer 8 minutes ago
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP)—Officers who responded to Isiah Thomas’ home after a 911 call reporting an overdose on sleeping pills found a man passed out on the floor and gave him oxygen until an ambulance arrived.
Authorities have not publicly identified Thomas as the victim, but a person familiar with the case has confirmed it was the former Knicks coach and NBA star. The person spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press because of privacy concerns.
On Tuesday, Harrison Police Chief David Hall provided new details about last week’s emergency in which officers were handed a bottle of prescription pills at Thomas’ Westchester County home.
Thomas has denied being the victim, and Hall again criticized the ex-coach for saying it was his 17-year-old daughter, Lauren, who required treatment.
“As parents, you try to protect your kids; you don’t say they did something when it was you who did it,” Hall said. “We know the difference between a 47-year-old man and a teenager.”
Hall said the prescription bottle had a name on it, but he would not disclose the name or the precise medication.
A police car moves along Magnolia Drive in Purchase, NY, Friday, Oct. 24, 2008. The private road eventually leads to the home of Isiah Thomas, former New York Knicks basketball coach, where authorities say an ambulance was called and someone from the home was taken to a hospital early Friday morning.
He said police called the overdose accidental because there was no suicide note and no indication the victim suffered from depression.
Thomas’ spokesman, Jesse Derris, said, “This continues to be a private family matter and the family respectfully asks for privacy.” A call to Knicks spokesman Jonathan Supranowitz was not immediately returned. Thomas, fired as coach last April, still works for the team.
Hall said the 911 call made late Thursday from Thomas’ multimillion-dollar home in the Purchase section of Harrison went first to state police, then to Harrison. Harrison police on patrol nearby got to the scene first, saw a 47-year-old man on the floor and went into “standard operating procedure,” Hall said. They administered oxygen until an ambulance crew arrived and took over, eventually lifting the man onto a gurney and taking him to White Plains Hospital.
He said it was his department’s first call to Thomas’ house.
An emergency services log, with the names of the caller and the patient blacked out, indicates the ambulance arrived at the house a few minutes before midnight.
Hall said someone at the house gave his officers a prescription bottle, and the officers gave it to the ambulance crew so doctors at the hospital would know about it. They then searched the house for other medications that might have been involved but found none, he said.
Thomas was one of the best players in NBA history, leading the Detroit Pistons to championships in 1989 and 1990, In college, he starred on Indiana’s 1981 NCAA title team.
His time in New York has been far less successful. He served as team president for three years before becoming head coach for two seasons. His stay was marked by miserable play on the court, the acquisition of several high-profile free-agent busts and a tawdry lawsuit in which Thomas was found to have harassed a former Knicks executive.
He's a real douche bag.
