Isaiah Austin diagnosed with marfan syndrome

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http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaab-the-dagger/genetic-disorder-ends-the-career-of-nba-prospect-isaiah-austin-181730781.html

Isaiah Austin (the baylor player blind in one eye) has been diagnosed with a connective tissue disorder and won't be allowed to play ball anymore. Sad story considering how much he has had to over come in his life already.

[Meticode]

I highly suggest you read this thread, it gets a little testy between GOBB and I.

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=343654

[Clyde]

Too bad.

He had worked really hard to get to this point.

[Smook A.]

I feel bad for the guy. All that hard work and it ends in a tradegy.

[Bosnian Sajo]

Damnnnnnnnn, I remember downloading draft classes on 2k and he would always be a high potential player.

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I highly suggest you read this thread, it gets a little testy between GOBB and I.

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=343654

would be nice if we had mods who would clean up all the lebron/kobe threads into one sticky so actual news articles stayed on the front page for more than an hour. Didn't see this thread sorry to make a double.

[mattvNJ]

Marfan syndrome. Marfan syndrome affects the bones, ligaments, eyes, heart, and blood vessels. People with Marfan syndrome tend to be tall and have extremely long bones and thin "spider-like" fingers and toes. Other problems may include eye problems due to abnormal placement of the eye lens and enlargement of the aorta (the largest artery in the body), which can lead to a fatal rupture. Marfan syndrome is caused by mutations in the gene that regulates the structure of a protein called fibrillin-1.


literally describes him to a T. Eye problems.... long physique. Jeeze, feels bad man.

[dc_chilling]

I feel bad for the guy. All that hard work and it ends in a tradegy.

Luckily they caught it in time.

It really could have ended in tragedy.

[Random_Guy]

:(
Best of luck to him

[senelcoolidge]

He had a nice game. I wish him the best.

[JellyBean]

It is sad but it would have been sadder if this somehow went undetected and something bad happened in the future. Good job by the NBA's doctors for finding this in the physical and giving this kid a chance to live a normal life.

[BigTicket]

Apparently he has insurance, so he will still get a big payday:

http://espn.go.com/nba/draft2014/story/_/id/11125572/former-baylor-bears-star-isaiah-austin-1-million-insurance-policy