<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">A lot has been said and written about the Chicago Bulls' decision to trade 22-year-old center Eddy Curry to the New York Knicks amid medical concerns about Curry's heart. But here's something you didn't know: Curry had a second -- and until now unreported -- scare involving his heart during training camp a year ago, according to the Bulls. "It was during a conditioning drill, and Eddy complained of chest pain and lightheadedness," says Bulls GM John Paxson. "We took him to the hospital." Paxson says that a thorough examination at that time yielded no explanation for Curry's symptoms. The 6-foot-11, 285-pound center went on to average a career-high 16.1 points for the Bulls until March 30, when he complained of symptoms that were diagnosed as heart arrhythmia. "Eddy told our trainer that he had felt the same way two nights earlier during a game against Memphis," says Paxson. No one realized it then, but Paxson viewed the heavily-publicized incident in March as strike two. He did not dare risk strike three. Based on the best medical advice the Bulls say they could find, Paxson decided to bench Curry for the remainder of the season, even though Curry surely could have made a pivotal impact on Chicago's six-game loss to Washington in the first round of the playoffs.</div> <div align="center">Source</div> This has really gone beyond basketball now. I know he is no longer a Bull, and we have no reason to worry about it in terms of a franchise thing, but there is a real chance that this guy might die on the court. I don?t want to see that happen to him, but when people don?t want to help themselves, what can you do?No wonder the Bulls where so concerned despite him being cleared by a "highly regarded" doctor.
