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Isaiah Austin - Drafted by NBA
Posted on 6/26/14 at 11:05 pm
Posted on 6/26/14 at 11:05 pm
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There was a thread earlier this week about this kid being diagnosed with Marfran syndrome which effectively ended his hopes of playing pro ball. Silver and the NBA with a very nice gesture giving him his moment tonight.
There was a thread earlier this week about this kid being diagnosed with Marfran syndrome which effectively ended his hopes of playing pro ball. Silver and the NBA with a very nice gesture giving him his moment tonight.
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Posted on 6/26/14 at 11:07 pm to AlexLSU
Posted on 6/26/14 at 11:15 pm to jimithing11
I get the gesture, but I'd almost rather it not happen.
You basically get the least wanted part of being drafted:
1) making lots of money
2) playing the game you love
3) walking on stage and getting a picture with Adam Silver......
You basically get the least wanted part of being drafted:
1) making lots of money
2) playing the game you love
3) walking on stage and getting a picture with Adam Silver......
Posted on 6/26/14 at 11:16 pm to Chair
You are retarded. It's a great gesture and he and his family will remember that for ever.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 11:16 pm to Chair
Really dude?
Posted on 6/26/14 at 11:17 pm to Chair
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Chair
Posted on 6/26/14 at 11:19 pm to AlexLSU
That's awesome 
Posted on 6/26/14 at 11:20 pm to Chair
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least wanted part of being drafted
What? It was his dream to be drafted and the NBA made a nice gesture for him and his family.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 11:20 pm to LSUSoulja08
Yea, really. This guy just found out about the disease (not sure if that is the right word for it). This might help him get over it a little quicker but he's got to be crushed.
Imagine someone telling you:
Hey, pal, in a few months I am going to pay you millions of dollars to do something that you absolutely love doing as your career. Then right before you go to sing your contract, they tell you, "Well, nevermind, you are not fit to do the job. But we will give you this nice plaque to show our appreciation."
Imagine someone telling you:
Hey, pal, in a few months I am going to pay you millions of dollars to do something that you absolutely love doing as your career. Then right before you go to sing your contract, they tell you, "Well, nevermind, you are not fit to do the job. But we will give you this nice plaque to show our appreciation."
Posted on 6/26/14 at 11:20 pm to Chair
Yes disease is the right word
Other than that, you're a complete jackass
Other than that, you're a complete jackass
Posted on 6/26/14 at 11:21 pm to RGJ18
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What? It was his dream to be drafted and the NBA made a nice gesture for him and his family.
It's these guys dreams to be drafted BECAUSE being drafted means you get paid to play a sport and do something you love. They don't want to be drafted jsut to be drafted.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 11:22 pm to Chair
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Hey, pal, in a few months I am going to pay you millions of dollars to do something that you absolutely love doing as your career. Then right before you go to sing your contract, they tell you, "Well, nevermind, you are not fit to do the job. But we will give you this nice plaque to show our appreciation."
Pretty terrible comparison. Neither him nor the NBA have a choice. He can't play anymore.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 11:22 pm to Chair
Def sucks, but if he didn't want to be part of it he wouldn't have gone. Will still cash out $1 mil from a policy he took out, I read. And supposedly, Scott Drew has already offered him a job at Baylor.
Kid will be fine, really does suck about his condition though.
Kid will be fine, really does suck about his condition though.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 11:23 pm to Chair
That's quite the glass-half-empty perspective you've got there. He could have just declined the NBA's offer to do it, so I'd say he wanted the moment.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 11:24 pm to RGJ18
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Pretty terrible comparison.
How is it any different really?
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Neither him nor the NBA have a choice. He can't play anymore.
I get that. Not blaming the NBA or him. Just saying this has got to be tough and would probably make me more sad.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 11:25 pm to AlexLSU
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That's quite the glass-half-empty perspective you've got there.
I agree. But put yourself in his position. It's not like he knew he wouldn't be able to play in the NBA early on or during his college career. He literally just found out after expecting to get drafted and be in the NBA.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 11:34 pm to Chair
Different because he knows he is physically unable to play in the NBA. So he knows he wont be signing any contract. Like someone said, if he didn't want to do it he wouldn't have gone to the draft.
Tough situation no doubt, but he didn't have to go to the draft. It was obviously something that he wanted to do and his mom looked proud of him so it looked like a good move by the NBA, imo.
Tough situation no doubt, but he didn't have to go to the draft. It was obviously something that he wanted to do and his mom looked proud of him so it looked like a good move by the NBA, imo.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 11:37 pm to Chair
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put yourself in his position. It's not like he knew he wouldn't be able to play in the NBA early on or during his college career. He literally just found out after expecting to get drafted and be in the NBA.
He has been remarkably well-grounded about the whole thing. I have a ton of respect for the way he's handled it, and have no doubt that he'll use this personal tragedy to be a force for good.
I think he's handled the whole ordeal with aplomb beyond his years.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 11:38 pm to RGJ18
And it gave Bill Simmons a chance to get on his soap box about how much more the NBA loves its players than the NFL.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 11:53 pm to burdman
Yeah that was uncalled for. Bill Simmons is such a twat.
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