RIP Jerome Kersey

You're right about that, I was engaged to Jeromeo the entire 11 years he played here. (Okay he may have been in the dark about our betrothal but I just knew was going to love me as soon as he met me)

My boyfriend saw the news this morning and ran upstairs to tell me in person because he knew this would really hit me hard. I'm in shock.

I met him a couple times like a lot of people. He was very personable, outgoing, and funny. I was getting my picture taken with him (after he retired) and I was totally geeking out. I was talking 1000 words a minute and said, "Do you remember that play off game in Phoenix that went into triple over time and finally KJ pulled his hamstring and had to come out and we ended up winning 153 t0 151? That was the best game I've ever seen!" His eyes got wide and he started nodding slowly and reverently and he goes, "That was a good game". Then he made a joke about me being short and totally put me at ease.

I don't want this to be true...

 

I don't want this to be true either. This is really depressing news.

 

Wearing my signed #25 jersey to work today.

 

very sad news. The guy was a class act. My hart goes out to his family.

 

Press conference live now:

http://www.nba.com/blazers/live

 

Just stunned! I was really surprised when Duckworth and Lucas past but Kersey too, like this, so young? Man! Just speechless.

 

Sorry for your loss...

And every other blazer fans loss...I'm still devastated and I keep on asking myself, did it it have to happen? What if they kept him in the hospital a few more days? Dang!

 

Confirmed - blood clot from leg travelled to a lung.

 

By whom?

 

I don't think anyone but Kersey knows who gave him the clot...

 

Bummer if it was a blood clot. I wonder if he knew he had one?

 

Damn, surgeries tend to create blood clots. Would be a shame if this was indeed due to the surgery

 

I've been a fan of the Blazers since they came into the league. I saw them win the championship. The fans have always loved the team but there were certain eras (mid 70s with Walton, Luke, Gross, Twardzik, Dr. Jack, etc., early 90s with Jerome, Terry, Clyde, Duck, and Buck) and the current group of guys that have embraced us and loved us back. There was a special bond with those teams and right now I feel like I lost a friend. It's sinking in and I'm devastated too.

 

I haven't read the entire thread, but I think Blanky should change his number. It's wrong that anyone should wear #25 this year.

We all have stories about Mercy. He was amazing to a friend of mine who passed from leukemia, doing much more than visiting him in the hospital a few times. I would run into him at the Gemini from time-to-time and he never forgot my name. Just a wonderful guy.

I have no words about how sad I am that he's gone.

 

Exactly right, Spud. Well said.

And Denny's right, too. We miss you posting here.