The New York media has been breathlessly reporting all day that Isiah Thomas overdosed on sleeping pills, which caused a visit by police and a trip to the hospital.
(Ahhh, Isiah’s happier, fashion mishap days)
The NEW YORK POST caught up with Thomas this afternoon to ask him about the situation, and the former Knicks coach didn’t exactly confirm what had been previously reported.
Former Knicks coach Isiah Thomas was taken to the hospital early this morning because he overdosed on sleeping pills at his Westchester home, authorities said.
When reached on his cell phone today, Thomas, 47, inexplicably denied those claims, and insisted his 17-year-old daughter Lauren was the one who was having an issue but it “wasn’t an overdose.”
“My daughter is very down right now. None of us are OK,” he told The Post.
So the police just made up that Thomas took the 10 sleeping pills and was taken to the hospital?
Maybe this explains the delusional state Thomas was constantly under while running the Knicks into the ground.
6:51 pm on October 24th, 2008
I think we're all missing the big question here:
What about Isiah's popcorn sales?????
6:53 pm on October 24th, 2008
I thought lying and cover-ups were only restricted to the NFL.
6:58 pm on October 24th, 2008
"Nice to meet you, Mr. President. But now I have to get back to the gay rodeo."
7:31 pm on October 24th, 2008
Isiah can't really remember if he OD'ed or not, on account of all the sleeping pills he took.
7:48 pm on October 24th, 2008
How can such a big NBA star turn into such a sad spectacle? At least Magic Johnson hasn't done anything like this.
8:07 pm on October 24th, 2008
I once bought some of Isiah's popcorn. Like his tenure with the Knicks, it became pretty stale pretty quickly.
8:09 pm on October 24th, 2008
You don't think Auncha Browne Sanders had anything to do with this, do you?
2:29 am on October 25th, 2008
Police are still saying a 47-year-old man was taken to the hospital. I don't think his daughter fits that profile.