NBA · HOLY SHT Jason Collier drops dead at age of 28 (page 1)

they believe it was heart related. He was the C for the Hawks from Georgia Tech

Cardiac Arrest!!!! This morning!!!!
Wow......R.I.P.

I hope they let this guy rest before they start comparing him to Curry. I can see it coming.

Holy shit. RIP... damn.

dam i hate hearing stuff like this, absolutely awful...RIP Jason Collier

i remember this guy well. And i remember in one of oiur games against them last year Mike Breen kept carrying on about him, his tastes in rock n' roll and everything. wow that's chilling. believe me 28 seems like a baby to you when you get older.

rest in peace. My prayers go out to his family.

wow. he had a heart attack and died. wow. do teams not have dedicated team doctors at every practice? this is a shame! teams should have nitroglycerin, oxygen, aspirin nearby at all times.

I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw this on ESPN.com

Is it just me or does it seem like alot of athletes are having heart problems recently? I really think it has to do with the crap that they put into themselves for workout purposes. I dont know, this is just really sad.

[Edited by - nyk4ever on 10-15-2005 11:30 AM]

this is what i said earlier. anyone can get hit in the chest, develop an arrhythmia and die from a heart attack.

i wonder if they had a defib there on site. and i wonder if anyone knew to punch him in the chest hard to get his heart working again.

NBA players should all have to learn basic and advanced first aid.

Posted by Caseloads:

i wonder if they had a defib there on site. and i wonder if anyone knew to punch him in the chest hard to get his heart working again.

is that true Case? So if someone isn't breathing after just collapsing, you punch them in the chest?

wow I am shocked. Rest in peace collier, I knew who he was as a player and always thought he was a good backup center prospect. :(

It sounded like he died at home not at practice.

yeah. apparently his poor wife tried to revive him.

Hawks' Collier dies of apparent heart attack

By CHRIS VIVLAMORE
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 10/15/05
Atlanta Hawks center Jason Collier died early Saturday morning of an apparent heart attack. He was 28.

Collier experienced chest pains and his wife performed CPR and called 911.

Hawks players were notified of Collier's death at 9:30 a.m. Saturday morning before a scheduled workout was cancelled.

Collier, who played at Georgia Tech, was the longest tenured Hawk player, joining the team for the 2003-04 season after spending three seasons in Houston.

wow, thats all i can say

Posted by Knight:

It sounded like he died at home not at practice.

yeah, i saw that he died at the hospital, but after experiencing chest pain at home the night before.

Posted by nyk4ever:

Posted by Caseloads:

i wonder if they had a defib there on site. and i wonder if anyone knew to punch him in the chest hard to get his heart working again.

is that true Case? So if someone isn't breathing after just collapsing, you punch them in the chest?

depends on the case... if someone is having an arrhythmia, which means abnormal electrical activity in the heart causing the coordination of the valves and pacing of the heart beats to become irregular, an electrical shock to the chest or a punch to the chest might restore the regular electrical activity and rhythm of the heart.

Wow. RIP. Best of wishes to his family and friends.

Wow, I can't believe this. RIP and best wishes to his family.

Terrible Stuff, RIP Jason Collier. I hope this does not repeat itself with Curry.

oohah