ESPN: Tiny Archibald Story

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http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/22496575/nba-how-tiny-archibald-dire-diagnosis-impacts-future-health-nba-stars

Archibald's tests revealed there was an issue with his heart. It was the kind of result that has been a hallmark of the program, alerting aging players to conditions they didn't know they had. In some cases, those issues require simple steps to improve or eradicate the problem.

Yet, in a cruel twist, the disease that had seeped into Archibald's heart was different.

His condition -- amyloidosis -- was incurable.

Didn't know where else to put this.

I loved watching him play the admittedly small amount I was able to.

 

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I loved watching him play the admittedly small amount I was able to.

Me too. I thought this was a really powerful quote - "If not for today's players," Archibald says, "I don't think a lot of us old guys would be here today. It used to be when someone passed, it was, 'Oh, he died,' and that's it. "Now we're able to pinpoint why they are gone and realize, 'This could have been avoided.' I want to thank them for that. They are saving us.''