* Oh, for starters, he's back from the dead! In a chilling but ultimately happy story, in April 2010, Herb Pope collapsed while climbing stairs on the way to a weight session. No breathing. No pulse. He was clinically dead.
Quick action by Seton Hall's head trainer, Tony Testa, who defibrillated Pope and administered CPR, gave Pope the precious minutes he needed until he could reach the hospital. It was discovered that he suffers from a rare condition in his right coronary artery that blocks the flow of blood to the brain.
His life was saved, and with proper treatment, he has been able to continue his basketball career. But if you squint at the image, you can read the Seton Hall press statement that, thankfully, never had to be issued. It pronounced Herb Pope dead.
* Favorite candy is Skittles.
* Oh, did I mention he's cheated death twice! On March 31, 2007, Herb Pope and a friend were leaving a house party when another man demanded that Pope & Co. give him a ride home. They refused, and a fight broke out. A friend of the instigator pulled a revolver and shot Pope five times; two slugs to the abdomen, one to the wrist, one to the shoulder, and one to his buttocks. He survived the ordeal by fleeing into the nearby woods, drenched in blood.
* He suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result, and has learned to cope through extensive therapy.
* Is averaging a double-double; 16.1 ppg and 10.3 rpg.
* Is presently a fringe-second round NBA draft pick.
Chane will finish him off tomorrow. Kidding kidding, good story, glad he's OK.
ReplyDeleteWhat a shocking story. I had no idea people still ate Skittles.
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