Derek Fisher out for Game 5?

[dknights411]

Just heard this on ESPN

[jazzcrapslakis]

i know he left the team to fly to New York for his daughter's doctor visit, but as far as i knew, he was going to fly from NY to San Antonio in time for the game.. haven't heard any more updates to that as of last night, so not sure if there is something new..

[TwoHandJam]

Wow, really? For the hack on Manu or the situation with his daughter?

[dknights411]

i know he left the team to fly to New York for his daughter's doctor visit, but as far as i knew, he was going to fly from NY to San Antonio in time for the game.. haven't heard any more updates to that as of last night, so not sure if there is something new..

SportsCenter reported that they're not sure if he'll make it back in time to play tommorow.

[duncan228]

I don't like Fisher the player, even more so after last night.

But I hope his daughter is okay.

[TampaDude]

More mind games from the Jazz. Fisher will play in Game 5. Book it.

[TwoHandJam]

SportsCenter reported that they're not sure if he'll make it back in time to play tommorow.
Damn, I wish him well. I can't imagine how much it must hurt to have a child in the hospital with a serious condition.

[Obstructed_View]

They want to try to make another Willis Reed game so ABC can get people to watch. You guys in SA should all get in your cars and block the freeway.

[Summers]

i know he left the team to fly to New York for his daughter's doctor visit, but as far as i knew, he was going to fly from NY to San Antonio in time for the game.. haven't heard any more updates to that as of last night, so not sure if there is something new..

Yeah, that's what I read, too. I wonder if that means he got bad news at the doctor. I wish his family well.

[GRANFAN]

you guys are cold

[Mr. Body]

His frustration from that situation really seemed to spill over last night.

[dknights411]

They want to try to make another Willis Reed game so ABC can get people to watch. You guys in SA should all get in your cars and block the freeway.

There's a big difference between a player injury and having you kid sick in the hospital.

[ducks]

well one more game he can go to new york and be with her tell next training camp

[Obstructed_View]

There's a big difference between a player injury and having you kid sick in the hospital.
So if he was injured it would be okay for Spurs fans to block traffic?

[FromWayDowntown]

I didn't like the way Fisher handled himself last night, but I'm extremely sympathetic to the plight he faces in the "real world" and I certainly wish him and his family nothing but the best.

[MajorMike]

Wouldn't effect the outcome, anyway.

[Marcus Bryant]

He's a competitor and a longtime Spur nemesis who I have no doubt Spurs fans would canonize after a few playoff games if he was a Spur. .4* sucked. So did Horry's 20 foot J back in '95 as well as Elie shutting down TC back in '91 and rolling with the Rockets past the '95 Spurs or a wise Jerome Kersey having his way with a rookie Spurs small forward in the '90 playoffs.

[Budkin]

I feel bad about Fisher's daughter and wish her the best in her recovery, but on the court D Fish is a fucking asshole.

[Fillmoe]

and you guys say fans of other teams are shitty.... :lol :lol

fuckin hypocrites


POINT 4 BITCH!

[ducks]

I feel bad for his daughter
his wife made him go play in the games though

if he did not want to man up and tell wife no

[makedamnsure]

we can hate him on the court but still hope for the best for him and his family off the court

and shut up about .4 . should we remind you about that Horry 3 where Vlade just tipped it to him?

[mardigan]

and you guys say fans of other teams are shitty.... :lol :lol

fuckin hypocrites


POINT 4 BITCH!
Whos saying negative shit? I think most decent people are very sympathetic to his daughters condition and what he has been going through off the court

[Spurs Dynasty 21]

I hate him as a player and a person




but I sympathize with him because of his daughter

[spurschick]

That has to suck. I hope his daughter hasn't gotten worse.

[Spursfan101]

What exactly is wrong w/ his daughter?

[T Park]

I gauran damn teee you, that mfer will be there....

[smrattler]

I'm not buying this, he'll be there. Unless something went wrong, in which case, who cares about basketball, just hope for the best for him and his family.

[Don Quixote]

POINT 4 BEYOTCH!

Ironic, coming from the ringless wonders. :clap

[mardigan]

What exactly is wrong w/ his daughter?




The Utah Jazz's Derek Fisher finds himself in a whole new ballgame lately as he helps his 10-month-old daughter, Tatum, fight for her life.

Tatum was diagnosed last week with retinoblastoma, a cancerous tumor in her left eye. Fisher, who was excused from his team to begin dealing with his daughter's illness, flew his family -- his wife Candace, Tatum, and Tatum's twin brother Drew -- to New York on Monday to see a specialist.

Fisher and his wife must decide on a course of treatment for their daughter. Their options are removal of the eye or a combination of surgery and chemotherapy. Their most pressing goal is to save Tatum's life. They also want to save her eye. And they think in her case, she should be able to keep her eye.
Tatum's condition was first noticed by her mother who detected an odd reflection of light coming from her eye. The Fishers took her to a few doctors and then a pediatrician at the University of Utah who diagnosed the problem. Brother Drew has no signs of the condition.

Only 350 cases of retinoblastoma are diagnosed in the United States each year. The good news is that 95 to 98 percent of children grow to live a long life.

Fisher is back to playing ball. And when the basketball season ends, he and his wife say they will talk more about their daughter and her disease.

"My wife and I definitely plan to try and help as many people as we can," Fisher said. "I don't know how we'll be able to at this point. If there's a treatment out there, they should be able to get it. Some people can't afford to get it. Some people don't have the resources."

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

A little bit of gamesmanship, he'll be in SA for tip off.

[leemajors]

I hate him as a player and a person




but I sympathize with him because of his daughter
and what cause would you have to hate him as a person? smooth.

[Jimcs50]

and what cause would you have to hate him as a person? smooth.


I like him as player and person, and so do the Spurs. He is well liked throughout the NBA, and that tells me that he is a good guy. Like Horry before him in game 4 of last series, getting frustrated can make you get a little chippy and act the fool sometimes, and we of all fans should know that.

:nope

[dknights411]

POINT 4 BITCH!

http://www.marca.com/marca_usa/nba/fotos0102/los_angeles_lakers/robert_horry020527_2.jpg

[timvp]

I'm not buying this, he'll be there. Unless something went wrong, in which case, who cares about basketball, just hope for the best for him and his family.

:tu

[mattyc]

I didn't like the way Fisher handled himself last night, but I'm extremely sympathetic to the plight he faces in the "real world" and I certainly wish him and his family nothing but the best.
Well said.

[ZStomp]

Either way...Spurs win. :tu

[RashoFan]

Prayers and best wishes to the Fisher family. May their duaghter recover from this illness quickly.

[efrem1]

He will play. Rather pointless thread I might add.

[HJNTX]

More mind games from the Jazz. Fisher will play in Game 5. Book it.

Yep...He's such a jerkwad...

[baseline bum]

and you guys say fans of other teams are shitty.... :lol :lol

fuckin hypocrites


POINT 4 BITCH!

.4 hurt, but it couldn't possibly compare to the two airballs, Divac's tip out, Webber's three, trading for Artest, etc.

[mbass]

What exactly is wrong w/ his daughter?


Fisher's daughter has retinoblastoma which is a cancer of the eye - it affects mainly young children. Until recently the only treatment was to remove the eye to prevent the cancer from metastasizing to the other eye and/or to the brain. I think Fisher, in consultation with the docs in NY, opted for a more conservative approach (drugs, etc) in hopes of saving the eye. And it is my understanding that the family has been back in Utah - it sounds as tho they have gone back to NY for further consultation. I don't think that his daughter is back in the hospital (but that is just a guess). I read somewhere that his daughter is around 10 months old. Very sad.

[George Gervin's Afro]

I hope his daughter hasn't gotten worse. I cannot fathom the thought of my child being sick like that.

[samikeyp]

On the court I hope he plays like crap.

Off the court in real life, I hope his daughter gets well and his family gets through this.

[GSH]

A little bit of gamesmanship, he'll be in SA for tip off.

I don't want to believe that anyone, not even Jerry Sloan, would be chickenshit enough to use a little girl's illness for gamesmanship. But even if someone in the Jazz organization wanted to do that, I don't believe Derek Fisher would participate. I just don't believe it.

The Spurs aren't going to do anything differently, or prepare differently, whether Fisher will be there or not. He adds depth and experience to their team, but he doesn't change the Spurs game plan. He'll be there or he won't.

[mikeanthony21]

What exactly is wrong w/ his daughter?

She's 8 months old and has a rare form of eye cancer.