Mr.Bottomtooth
07-26-2006, 11:57 AM
MIAMI (AP) -- A man who claims he was injured by an errant golf ball hit by former Miami Heat player Jamal Mashburn on a Miami Beach golf course in 2004 has sued the retired player for damages.
Jerome Crance was hospitalized on three separate occasions after the ball struck him in the eye, his lawyer Dennis Koltun said Tuesday.
The lawsuit was filed Monday in Miami-Dade Circuit Court and seeks an excess of $15,000 in damages.
Crance and Mashburn, who retired from the NBA after an injury last year, were both playing golf at the upscale LaGorce Country Club in March 2005. Crance was teeing off on the 17th hole when Mashburn hit a shot off the 18th hole that struck him in the eye, the lawsuit said.
Mashburn didn't yell "fore" when he hit the stray ball and failed "to give any warning whatsoever," the lawsuit said.
Koltun said his client suffered serious injuries after the incident.
"He's permanently lost vision in one eye because of a detached retina," Koltun said.
It was not immediately known if Mashburn was represented by an attorney. A telephone listing in Miami Beach for the name Jamal Mashburn was not published.
Mashburn played for the Heat from 1997 until 2000 when he was traded to the Charlotte Hornets. The 33-year-old forward was selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the first round NBA draft in 1993. He shares a Mavericks' record with a career-high 50 points scored in a single game in 1994.
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Jerome Crance was hospitalized on three separate occasions after the ball struck him in the eye, his lawyer Dennis Koltun said Tuesday.
The lawsuit was filed Monday in Miami-Dade Circuit Court and seeks an excess of $15,000 in damages.
Crance and Mashburn, who retired from the NBA after an injury last year, were both playing golf at the upscale LaGorce Country Club in March 2005. Crance was teeing off on the 17th hole when Mashburn hit a shot off the 18th hole that struck him in the eye, the lawsuit said.
Mashburn didn't yell "fore" when he hit the stray ball and failed "to give any warning whatsoever," the lawsuit said.
Koltun said his client suffered serious injuries after the incident.
"He's permanently lost vision in one eye because of a detached retina," Koltun said.
It was not immediately known if Mashburn was represented by an attorney. A telephone listing in Miami Beach for the name Jamal Mashburn was not published.
Mashburn played for the Heat from 1997 until 2000 when he was traded to the Charlotte Hornets. The 33-year-old forward was selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the first round NBA draft in 1993. He shares a Mavericks' record with a career-high 50 points scored in a single game in 1994.
Copyright 2006 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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