After reading this story I was less concerned about how it was reported and more concerned about one of the real good guys in the NBA getting better.
According to Deadspin.com, the Portland Trail Blazers all star forward LaMarcus Aldridge was hospitalized with a deadly blood virus this week.
Aldridge is currently in L.A. rehabbing from hip surgery that he underwent in may.
He released a statement in which he said, “On Saturday I came down with a blood virus. I quickly became sick and had to be rushed to the hospital. I thought it was a case of bad food or a bad cold, but I was wrong. It turned out to be a very serious virus that if not treated quickly could actually be deadly! One thing I know for sure is that I’ve never felt worse in my life and there were times I wasn’t really sure where I was going. Thankfully I had a lot of family support and great medical care that helped me fight through it and now I’ve turned the corner and I’m feeling much better.”
I’m sure it was a scary ordeal and my prayers definitely go out to him.
What makes the story more of a big story is the fact that Aldridge reported the story himself.
Aldridge has been writing on a blog called L.A.’s Rehab Central which is a part of the Trail Blazers Bloggers Network.
LaMarcus in what is not the norm for professional athletes reported and broke his own headline news.
Now thats truly cutting out the middle man.