Report: Isiah Overdosed On Sleeping Pills

DynastYWarrioR6 · Oct 24, 2008

Police reportedly went to the home of Isiah Thomas early Friday morning responding to a report that he overdosed on sleeping pills, according to New York Post.

"I'm not going to confirm or deny this," Police Chief David Hall told the Post. "Were we there? Yes. But I'm not going to tell you who it is."

Barry Watkins, vice president of communications for Madison Square Garden, told the Journal News that "Isiah is fine."

Via New York Post
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CelticKing · Oct 25, 2008

Hopefully nothing serious.

ghoti · Oct 25, 2008

What kind of lying scumbag calls the NY Post and tries to cover up his drug overdose by telling them it was actually his daughter?

This guy is mentally ill. He needs help.

(I can't copy and paste links. Just Google the Times article. The cop calls him a liar and says he knows the difference between a 47 year old man and a young girl.)

DynastYWarrioR6 · Oct 25, 2008

I read that too, but I refrained from commenting....maybe his daughter is THAT ugly...

DynastYWarrioR6 · Oct 27, 2008

Former Knicks executive Anucha Browne Sanders reacted Sunday to reports that the man she sued for sexual harassment accidentally overdosed on sleeping pills.

"I've said all along he should have time to reflect on how badly he's treated people over the years. Now that he's not working, he should think about the victims of Isiah. Maybe that's what's going on," Sanders told The New York Post.

Sanders said she feels sympathy only for Thomas' family.

"If he tried to commit suicide, I don't want to pounce on him," she said, but "I don't feel sorry for him. You make your bed, you lie in it."

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What a bitch.

kobimel · Oct 27, 2008

DynastYWarrioR6 said: ↑

http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/55107/20081027/sanders_isiah_had_it_coming/

What a bitch.
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Sorry, couldn't resist:

I seriously feel bad for Isiah. He needs to see a psychologist and work his problems out.

Mr. J · Oct 28, 2008

He really should be fired just to get rid of the stigma he brings.

We need to change the culture of Knicks basketball.

DynastYWarrioR6 · Oct 28, 2008

You guys need a Kevin Pritchard-like change.

DynastYWarrioR6 · Oct 28, 2008

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Officers who responded to Isiah Thomas' home after a 911 call reporting an overdose on sleeping pills found a man passed out on the floor and gave him oxygen until an ambulance arrived.

Authorities have not publicly identified Thomas as the victim, but a person familiar with the case, speaking on condition of anonymity because the official police report has not been released, has confirmed it was the former NBA star and Knicks coach.

Reports of an ambulance taking a person from Isiah Thomas' home to the hospital after an overdose of sleeping pills still differ widely as to what happened, writes Henry Abbott. Hopefully we'll get some clarity soon. Blog

On Tuesday, Harrison Police Chief David Hall provided new details about last week's emergency in which officers were handed a bottle of prescription pills at Thomas' Westchester County home.

Hall said the bottle had a name on it, but he would not disclose the precise medication. He said police called the overdose accidental because there was no suicide note and no indication the victim suffered from depression.

ESPN.com's Henry Abbott reported that the medication was the prescription drug Lunesta.

Thomas has denied being the victim, and Hall again criticized the ex-coach for saying it was his 17-year-old daughter, Lauren, who required treatment.

"As parents, you try to protect your kids; you don't say they did something when it was you who did it," Hall said. "We know the difference between a 47-year-old man and a teenager."

Thomas' spokesman, Jesse Derris, said, "This continues to be a private family matter and the family respectfully asks for privacy." A call to Knicks spokesman Jonathan Supranowitz was not immediately returned. Thomas, fired as coach last April, still works for the team.

Some of the latest details about the Thomas case were first reported by Newsday.

Hall said the 911 call made late Thursday from Thomas' multimillion-dollar home in the Purchase section of Harrison went first to state police, then to Harrison. Harrison police on patrol nearby got to the scene first, saw a 47-year-old man on the floor and went into "standard operating procedure," Hall said. They administered oxygen until an ambulance crew arrived and took over, eventually lifting the man onto a gurney and taking him to White Plains Hospital.

He said it was his department's first call to Thomas' house. An emergency services log, with the names of the caller and the patient blacked out, indicates the ambulance arrived at the house minutes before midnight.

Hall said someone at the house gave his officers a prescription bottle, and the officers gave it to the ambulance crew so the hospital doctors would know about it. They then searched the house for other medications that might have been involved but found none, he said.

As a player, Thomas won NBA titles with the Detroit Pistons in 1989 and 1990 and an NCAA championship with Indiana in 1981. He joined the Knicks as the team president in 2003 and became coach in June 2006 after Larry Brown was fired.

He was fired as the Knicks' coach April 18 after a season of dreadful basketball, a tawdry sexual harassment lawsuit and unending chants from fans demanding his dismissal. Still, he was retained by the organization as an adviser and consultant.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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DynastYWarrioR6 · Oct 31, 2008

The New York Daily News has obtained a copy of the incident report about the 911 call to Isiah Thomas' home last week.

The report has revealed that Thomas was not breathing when police found him on his kitchen floor.

Harrison police administered oxygen to Thomas until an ambulance crew arrived. He was taken to White Plains Hospital Center for further medical attention.

Via New York Daily News
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