<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">All you need to know about the seriousness of Martynas Andriuskevicius' head injuries and lengthy recovery were spelled out by Cleveland center Zydrunas Ilgauskas. The two hail from the same hometown in Lithuania and, despite an 11-year age difference, are friends. "We need to make sure he's going to be living his life as a normal human being," Ilgauskas said. "He's still struggling. But from what I've heard, the doctors said he should be fine eventually." Ilgauskas has talked to Andriuskevicius, who suffered a fractured skull and a brain injury when he was punched by NBDL teammate Awvee Storey in practice. Ilgauskas said his spirits weren't great. "He's not back to normal and won't be for a while," Ilgauskas said.</div> Read more...
Hmm, thats seriously a guys name?Wow. Not going offtopic, just a thought. So is he a key player in the bulls? I dont follow them much.
<div class="quote_poster">Notorious Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Hmm, thats seriously a guys name?Wow. Not going offtopic, just a thought. So is he a key player in the bulls? I dont follow them much.</div> No he is a young project type seven footer who the Bulls acquired this summer. He hasn't suited up for the team yet he was working on polishing his game. However, he suffered a major setback when he was punched and suffered severe injuries.
I wonder what lead up to Awvee punching him with that much force and ill intentions. You have to be amped up to hit someone hard enough to fracture their skull. Crazy.
<div class="quote_poster">shapecity Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">I wonder what lead up to Awvee punching him with that much force and ill intentions. You have to be amped up to hit someone hard enough to fracture their skull. Crazy.</div> I'm still surprised they haven't slapped him with a punishment similar to that high schooler who punched a ref and nearly killed him. Remember that incident a while back?
<div class="quote_poster">shapecity Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">I wonder what lead up to Awvee punching him with that much force and ill intentions. You have to be amped up to hit someone hard enough to fracture their skull. Crazy.</div> Here is what was confirmed... <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Andriuskevicius confirmed that he argued with Storey, a Proviso West High School graduate, before the punch was thrown. Andriuskevicius said he took an elbow to the throat from Storey during a scrimmage.</div> Read more...
I did a google search on Storey to see if he's had any other offcourt problems and came across this ... <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">According to the police report, Storey was walking in traffic in the middle of a busy street when an officer told him to get back on the sidewalk. When Storey did not get out of the street, the officer arrested him and charged him with failing to obey a command.</div> Source His case was dismissed ... <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Storey's case was dismissed after he made a $250 contribution to a charity, a spokesman for the Miami-Dade State Attorney's office said Monday.</div> Source I read another article in the Sun Times and a "source" says Andriuskevicius confronted Storey after the foul, and was knocked out after the punch, which caused his head to hit the floor. So maybe the fracture was actually caused by the floor and not the actual punch. Either way, I'd be surprised to see Storey get any chance at playing for an NBA team again.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Martynas Andriuskevicius said he hasn't received an apology from Awvee Storey, the former Proviso West player whose punch to the side of Andriuskevicius' head landed the Bulls center in intensive care with severe head injuries. ''No, no, it's up to him,'' Andriuskevicius said when asked if Storey had apologized. Storey was dismissed Friday from the National Basketball Development League for the Dec. 28 incident.</div> Read more...
He must be pissed since his contract got terminated. That was the right decision by the team. But, I doubt he'll apologize now.
