Isaiah Austin can't play in the NBA

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  1. BlazerCaravan

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    Sucks for sure
     
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    Never heard of him but feel for him. Must be hard to accept. I'm sure he will play in Europe if he chooses to.

    Interesting why this disqualifies him...isn't health part of the risk in drafting a player?
     
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    How can he play in Europe?
     
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    I don't know I guess I didn't understand the disorder very well before researching. I thought this was some sort of preventative measure for teams paying him because he has a disorder that makes him prone to injury.
     
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    You never heard of him?

    Going into Baylor he was a projected top-5 pick.
     
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    Don't really follow the collegiate level as much as some of you, and with no draft picks this year I was hardly interested outside of the big names.
     
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    He's being advised to never even play pick-up ball again. I hope he got his degree...
     
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    He was a sophomore...damn that sucks, what do you even do? Hopefully he's got some money so he can finish those last 2 years. Must be really rough for him.
     
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    Baylor is a private institution. Maybe they'll honor his scholarship or let him continue school for free. Whether they still allow tutors to do his homework is another story, though. I doubt he'll get the "athlete plan."
     
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    That's rather presumptuous.
     
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    Were you a collegiate athlete?
     
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    I'm sure his scholarship was dependent on his participation in the Baylor basketball program. Would be amazed if he could continue.

    It would depend on the legal aspect of declaring for the draft and what it entails. The only way I could see it getting done is if he finds a way to get the university to acknowledge a career ending injury but even then I'm fairly certain he was no longer a part of the university after he declared for the draft.
     
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    No. Were you?
     
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    Flo Hyman led the US women's volleyball team to Olympic silver medal. She had undiagnosed Marfan. She dropped dead of a heart attack when she was 32. Marfan syndrome caused an aortic dissection she was unaware of.

    So that's why he can't play. Not in college, not in NBA, not in Europe. Because it could kill him. Bummer.
     
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    I remember that. There was an article in (I think) Sports Illustrated at the time. About that same time, there was another athlete, a college basketball player (can't remember his name) that dropped dead during a pick up game when his aorta burst.

    This is a genetic condition, not an injury. It's fortunate there is now a way to test for this. Marfan's Syndrome can lead to a thinning of the walls of the aorta and when the aorta ruptures, death is immediate.

    While his playing days are over, I found this quote from the article encouraging:

    "This is devastating news, but Isaiah has the best support system anyone could ask for, and he knows that all of Baylor Nation is behind him," head coach Scott Drew said. "His health is the most important thing, and while it's extremely sad that he won't be able to play in the NBA, our hope is that he'll return to Baylor to complete his degree and serve as a coach in our program."

    I don't follow college basketball closely, but I've heard of Isaiah Austin and knew he was projected to be a lottery pick. He's the nephew of former NBA center Isaac Austin.

    BNM
     
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    Good news: Isaiah Austin's agent says he has an insurance policy worth at least $1 million through NCAA's elite athlete insurance program.
     
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    Where are the "neither can Meyers Leonard" jokes?????
     
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