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lol... knicks fans everywhere are smiling
lol... knicks fans everywhere are smiling
Wow. Ten pills doesn't sound like it could have been accidental. Glad he's okay, hope he gets the help he needs.
wow
How hard is it to off yourself? Isiah hasn't been competent at anything since retiring.
Very strange story. I agree that ten pills doesn't sound accidental, but it also doesn't seem like enough for someone who is really determined to kill themselves. Sad situation...
Maybe he has an addiction to sleeping pills and just slightly went over the edge.
Strange story. As much as he loves himself, it's hard to believe he'd try to take his own life - but you never know.
Doesn't sound accidental, but also doesn't sound like a suicide attempt. A suicide attempt is 50 pills, not 10.
He's probably been addicted to some form of medication for a while with all the he caused and went through with the Knicks. The guy's been through a lot, but can't say there should be much sympathy for him because a lot of it is his own doing and much of it he did with an arrogant and obnoxious bravado.
Certainly want him and his family to be ok.
NBA players and managers go through a life of super highs and super lows. I'm surprised more of them don't go the suicide route.
That said, I think it's sad what has become of him.
this is what that statement reminded me of!
Isiah's always been such a prick.
Fired, kicked off the Knicks probably never to have another NBA coaching job or front office job again. I'd say he's hit a new low. Isiah..just go and coach some NBDL team..at least there you can redeem yourself and feel good about life again.
interesting. he did go through a lot of with the Knicks but he's also a hall of fame player. its sad if thats what people remember him by nowadays. obviously when you see MJ you dont think of what a ty GM but the best player ever
It wasn't a suicide attempt.
And, yes it's sad what's become of him, but a lot of not most of it is his own doing.
As were guys like Michael, Bird, Wilt and a long list of great players whose compe ive nature brought out that side of their personalities. Isiah was definitely a prick, even off the court in many instances, but that's largely how he became such a great player, because he was so tough, and especially for him at his size, to be able to not fear anyone and be a defiant prick to anyone. Unfortunately, that doesn't translate to coaching or a front office job without at least some level of tact and people skills. Isiah learned that much his entire post-playing career.
So we're thinking a cry for help or a mistake of tolerence to a drug so he took a couple too many?
Irresponsible journalism to be the one to "break" the story. Reports are now that Isiah wasn't the one who took any pills or was rushed to the hospital, but it was his daughter who suffers from hypoglycemia. Don't know what really happened, but a lot of these alleged rumors of a suicide attempt appear to be yellow journalism.
Here's a snippet taken from Fox Sports
http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/8...PHCP>1=39002
Police said a 47-year-old man was taken to the hospital and treated for an accidental overdose of sleeping pills at Thomas' home
Harrison Police Chief David Hall told the New York Daily News that the victim had consumed about 10 Lunesta sleeping pills.
"He was unconscious, but breathing on his own," Hall said.
Hall said it was unclear if the overdose was a suicide attempt.
Last edited by SpursFanFirst; 10-24-2008 at 07:19 PM. Reason: add link
And, here are quotes from the ESPN report, coincidentally reported over an hour after that Fox report.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3662310
Thomas, according to a report in the New York Post, denied he was the person taken to the hospital, saying it was his daughter, but that "it wasn't an overdose.""He's fine," Joshua Thomas said of his father, according to the Daily News.
"Reports of sleeping pills are false," Joshua added. "He doesn't take sleeping pills. He doesn't really take anything that's not organic."
And, the same guy that said it was Thomas in that Fox report said this:
Harrison Police Chief David Hall said the case was not a suicide attempt.
"I cannot confirm or deny the iden y of the person, but someone was transported to White Plains hospital, and I do not know what happened after that," Hall said.
suicide via pills is a woman's way. if a guy wanted to kill himself, it'll be with a bazooka.
Damn, I was going to say "yet another post playing career failure."
Conflicting Reports Surround Isiah Thomas Story
Oct 25, 2008 5:49 AM EST
There are conflicting reports about exactly what happened in Isiah Thomas' New York home early on Friday morning, with police saying that a 47-year-old man was taken to the hospital and treated for an accidental overdose of sleeping pills.
According to the report published by the Associated Press, police did not give any names, but did give the age. When reached on his cell phone by the New York Post, however, Thomas said he was not treated, and the call was for his 17 year old daughter, who had a medical issue.
It "wasn't an overdose," he told the newspaper. "My daughter is very down right now. None of us are OK."
Harrison Police Chief David Hall said the case was not a suicide attempt.
"We're classifying it as an accidental overdose of prescription sleeping pills," Hall said. "I'm not going to confirm or deny that it was Isiah Thomas. It was an individual at his home."
Hall told The Daily News that the man took about 10 Lunesta sleeping pills. "He was unconscious, but breathing on his own," Hall told the paper.
Thomas' 20-year-old son Joshua also said it was his sister, not his father, who required treatment.
"He's fine," the Indiana University student told the Daily News. "Reports of sleeping pills are false."
http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_ar..._thomas_story/
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