East Rutherford, NJ, Nov. 24 -- New Jersey Nets center Alonzo Mourning will no longer be able to play professional basketball, effective November 24, 2003, due to an existing medical condition, Nets President/General Manager Rod Thorn announced today.
STATEMENT FROM DR. GERALD APPEL
Columbia University Medical Center
Kidney Specialist
Alonzo Mourning has had a kidney disease due to focal glomerulosclerosis for three years. Although through treatment he experienced a partial remission of the disease and was able to return to vigorous physical activity and playing professional basketball, in recent weeks, his kidney function has rapidly deteriorated. I, in consultation with team physicians, have concluded that it is no longer medically safe for him to play basketball. Although he still feels well, the chemical imbalances in his blood make it dangerous for him to play. Alonzo will need a kidney transplant in the near future to correct his progressive renal failure, and a nationwide search is currently underway to find a prospective donor.




The Nets are so screwed!They have only Jason Collins as a true center now...

I salute to 'Zo,He had a great career that was dismantled by a kidney desease,I wish him to get his new kidney and have a good life...

Source: http://www.nba.com/nets/news/mourning_031124.html