Turiaf Has Enlarged Heart, Will Need Open-Heart Surgery

by **SkipToMy_Lou** on Fri Jul 22, 2005 3:15 pm

Ronny Turiaf, the Los Angeles Lakers ' second-round pick at No. 37 overall and the West Coast Conference player of the year as a senior, has an enlarged heart and will need open-heart surgery, ESPN reported.

Turiaf's condition was confirmed by his agent, Bouna Ndiaye, who said the problem was diagnosed during extensive medical testing in Los Angeles. Lakers spokesman John Black reportedly said Turiaf will have the surgery in 4-6 weeks. A press conference is scheduled for 10 a.m. PT on Friday in Los Angeles.

http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap/

Big blow for Ronny

by **Kobe101** on Fri Jul 22, 2005 3:15 pm

LOL I think I just posted this. :lol:

by **SkipToMy_Lou** on Fri Jul 22, 2005 3:19 pm

We both posted it on the same minute lol

by **Jona** on Fri Jul 22, 2005 3:50 pm

LOL, well then good luck for him again.

by **Fenix** on Fri Jul 22, 2005 6:08 pm

Yeah, lol very much :roll:

. I'm reall worried about his condition. He has potential to be a very good player and I hope he'll be OK and use it (Y)

.

by **J@3** on Fri Jul 22, 2005 8:06 pm

hopefully he can make a full recovery, I was really looking forward to him playing this season (N)

by **Alcoholic** on Sat Jul 23, 2005 2:03 am

Damn, all these promising big guys with heart problems lately...

I hope he's alright. These operations always seem to go successful but I hope I never have to get surgery. One of these times something will go wrong.

by **maes** on Sat Jul 23, 2005 2:07 am

LA is voodoo cursed.

Only way to explain going from a Dynasty to a team featuring Kobe, Kwame, and Bynum.

They can't even hold on to Caron Butler...sheesh.

by **AlwaysWhat,NeverWhy** on Sat Jul 23, 2005 2:54 am

Things like that are not only frustrating to a player, but dangerous as well. Just imagine being in Curry's or Turiaf's place, and even after the doctors clear you to play, you'll still be remembering Reggie Lewis and fearing you just might drop dead on the hardwood. Must be hard to handle, to say the

least...

by **T-Comm55** on Sat Jul 23, 2005 3:02 am

I thought he was the most intimidating forward/center in the draft. And now he cant play. Good Luck to him and hope he recovers soon.

by **Jona** on Sat Jul 23, 2005 4:14 am

VanK wrote:Yeah, lol very much . I'm reall worried about his condition. He has potential to be a very good player and I hope he'll be OK and use it .

Jona wrote:Any cardiopathy is a very serious health issue.
I hope everything goes right.

I wrote that in the other thread, it was locked as both were started in the same MINUTE.

That's why LOL, aweonao.

by **Drex** on Sat Jul 23, 2005 6:38 am

@the last part of Jona's post.

On-topic: Hopefully he'll have a successful surgery and gets well.

by **Fenix** on Sat Jul 23, 2005 7:02 am

Jona wrote:
VanK wrote:Yeah, lol very much . I'm reall worried about his condition. He has potential to be a very good player and I hope he'll be OK and use it .

Jona wrote:Any cardiopathy is a very serious health issue.
I hope everything goes right.

I wrote that in the other thread, it was locked as both were started in the same MINUTE.

That's why LOL, aweonao.

I'm not that stupid :lol:

. But I still find loling through circa first five posts inappropriate in a thread about a guy who can die from whatever reason it is present. No hard feelings, m'kay Kekec (try to find translation for that on the net :lol:

)?

by **John WB** on Sat Jul 23, 2005 7:30 am

I wish him the best and hopefully he recovers fully to 100% and will have a great NBA career.

by **AlwaysWhat,NeverWhy** on Sat Jul 23, 2005 8:14 am

The vid of him making press stements is pretty moving. I hope he will be back. (Y)

http://video.msn.com/video/p.htm?t=1&p= ... rts&mi=Top%

by **Jona** on Sat Jul 23, 2005 8:23 am

VanK wrote:
Jona wrote:
VanK wrote:Yeah, lol very much . I'm reall worried about his condition. He has potential to be a very good player and I hope he'll be OK and use it .

Jona wrote:Any cardiopathy is a very serious health issue.
I hope everything goes right.

I wrote that in the other thread, it was locked as both were started in the same MINUTE.

That's why LOL, aweonao.

I'm not that stupid . But I still find loling through circa first five posts inappropriate in a thread about a guy who can die from whatever reason it is present. No hard feelings, m'kay Kekec (try to find translation for that on the net )?

No prob, I get it now. :wink:

D-Weaver 99027 wrote:The vid of him making press stements is pretty moving. I hope he will be back.

http://video.msn.com/video/p.htm?t=1&p= ... rts&mi=Top%

Nope, that's a Pittsburgh Penguins news, pretty fucking boring

[url=http://video.msn.com/video/p.htm?t=1&p=Fox%20Sports_Top%20News&m=Sports&mi=Top%]This[/url] is the correct link.
Wow, this was very touching, I hope he makes it back on-court. Wish him the best. (Y)

by **air gordon** on Sat Jul 23, 2005 9:54 am

lewis and hank gathers had cardiomyopathy. i believe turiaf doesn't have that problem

by **T-Comm55** on Sat Jul 23, 2005 11:25 am

It was really sad watching him, in the news. I hope he makes it. And once he is healthy, I hope we see him on the court.

by **Jona** on Sat Jul 23, 2005 11:31 am

I don't know if it is the same in Spanish, but "cardiomiopatía" is when the heart muscle is not working right.
Ronny has an "enlarged heart", I'm not sure what it means.

by **Mikki** on Sat Jul 23, 2005 12:58 pm

Jona wrote:Ronny has an "enlarged heart", I'm not sure what it means.

He's got a big a heart. :lol:

Seriously though, it's a sad thing. I saw him play at Gonzaga once. He was a beast. Like an offensive Ben Wallace. I hope he gets alright.

by **Kobe101** on Sat Jul 23, 2005 1:06 pm

Mikki. wrote:
Jona wrote:Ronny has an "enlarged heart", I'm not sure what it means.

He's got a big a heart.

Seriously though, it's a sad thing. I saw him play at Gonzaga once. He was a beast. Like an offensive Ben Wallace. I hope he gets alright.

Thats why hes was a steal in the draft.

by **Drex** on Sat Jul 23, 2005 1:26 pm

His "steal" potential is suddenly stopped with these sad news (N)

by **Alcoholic** on Sat Jul 23, 2005 3:32 pm

Maybe it's just me but he always reminded me of Brian Grant...

by **Mikki** on Sat Jul 23, 2005 3:33 pm

Alcoholic wrote:Maybe it's just me but he always reminded me of Brian Grant...

...and Etan Thomas.

It's because of the body type and hair I guess.

Bluesky · by **Andrew** on Sat Jul 23, 2005 3:34 pm

Hopefully it won't serve to end his NBA career before its even begun but more importantly, prevent him from living a long and healthy life.

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