Isaiah Austin Diagnosed with Career-Ending Condition

[FredsSlacks]

http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/062214aaa.html

[Swan88]

Bad things happen to good people:

"Isaiah Austin left Baylor to declare for this year's NBA Draft, but his basketball career will sadly end there. The center was diagnosed with a genetic disorder that won't allow him to continue playing basketball.

Genetic testing for the draft discovered that Austin had Marfan syndrome, a disorder that affects connective tissue in the body. . . . basically, if Austin's heart experienced the rigors of an NBA season, he could die. He can no longer play basketball competitively."

[49r]

Isn't he blind in one eye too?

 

Tragic news, you can't help but feel bad for the kid.

[atskooc]

Isn't he blind in one eye too?

 

Tragic news, you can't help but feel bad for the kid.

Yes, he is. 

 

This has got to be hard on the kid...four days out from the draft.  Damn.

[Norm Peterson]

And I assume that he's not eligible to return to Baylor and go on medical hardship to keep getting his scholarship benefits, which means he won't have a Baylor education to fall back on.  Really bad news for this kid.

[49r]

I would be shocked if Baylor doesn't help him out in finishing his degree.  In fact they could probably pay him a stipend to help out with expenses if necessary.

[Silverbacked1]

Could do some kind of grad asst. coach thing. What did we do with the kid with the bad knees?

[hhcmatt]

Consolation

[49r]

In a class move, commissioner Adam Silver drafts Isaiah on behalf of the NBA in-between spots 15 and 16.  I suppose that keeps him from being a lottery pick, but classy move nonetheless.  Congratulations young man, your dream of being drafted into the NBA has just come true!