The700Level passes on this
Sixers.com visit with celebrity boxing/
Monkey in the Middle/professional basketball legend
Manute Bol, who shares details of his harrowing
and completely unknown (until now) ordeal which involved
being comatose for four weeks.
"The accident happened when I was coming back from a women's basketball game (The Connecticut Sun of the WNBA). The driver was going too fast. I told him to slow down. Next thing I know, I woke up four weeks later. I had been in a coma. I spent six weeks in the hospital.
Slow down, people. Stop putting Manute Bol and others in danger. Of course, Manute himself tried to run over
Charles Barkley back in the day...
"One day there was a golf tournament in Philly. I was driving a golf cart and I hit him with the golf cart while he was doing an interview. I don't remember what Charles thought, but I thought it was real funny."
... so maybe this was just karma? Whatever, the moral: We need more Manute Bol in our lives.
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9-04-2007 @ 7:23PM
PCA said...
That story isn't previously unknown, it was well reported at the time.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&hs=6tM&q=manute+bol+accident&btnG=Search
Always good to see him back in our lives though.
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9-06-2007 @ 4:46PM
Jack\\\'s Raging Bile Duct said...
Warrior fans well knew about this story almost immediately after it happened. Heck, Chris Mullin (current Warriors GM) even planned a benefit basketball tournament to help defray the costs of his hospital bills.
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1208/is_52_228/ai_n8702668
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9-05-2007 @ 1:52AM
George B Vieto said...
I wonder what happened to Manute Bol after his boxing stint. Glad to see he is still alive and well. Maybe he should be called Rip Van Winkle.
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9-07-2007 @ 9:56AM
Jon said...
You need to retract that statement "completely unknown (until now)". A little googling might have helped. The 700 level refers to the feature in the Sixers' Drive magazine, but doesn't say that it's breaking news or anything. Nice try.
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