Isiah Thomas Reportedly Fine After OD on Sleeping Pills

Former Knicks President, coach, and NBA legend Isiah Thomas reportedly overdosed on sleeping pills early this morning at his home in Harrison, NY. The condition of the 47-year-old Thomas is not yet known, but the AP is reporting that Knicks officials say he is fine. Thomas, who is still a Knicks employee, was relieved of his President/coach title in April also caused the Knicks embarrassment with his involvement in a sexual harassment lawsuit. Thomas was first hired by the Knicks in December, 2003 and became the coach after Larry Brown was fired in 2006. Update: The Daily News says that victim at the scene ingested 10 Lunesta pills and that he was "unconscious, but breathing on his own." The News also talked to Thomas' son Joshua, who said the reports of his father's overdose were inaccurate -- the police responded for his sister who is hypoglycemic and Isiah became faint during the incident.

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Can't seem to do anything right, can he.

What's a sexual embarrassment lawsuit? Sounds rather awkward...


"sexual embarrassment lawsuit"


hahahahahah

Isiah, get that sweet hot ass of yours back to the office, baby. Mmm, mmm, mmm...I woulda liked to grab me a little piece of that when it was drowsy on too many pills. You take care of yourself, Isiah, and maybe one day I'll make sweet love to you. All right, honey? Shake that thing a little bit -- don't be ashamed of it! It's a gift, baby. God gave you what's behind you to attract a good mate like me, sweetie.

He probably overpaid for those pills. And he still couldn't make them work.

You're busted for not getting it up!

#5- too true! I thought the headline was ISIAH FINED AFTER OD ON SLEEPING PILLS which would have just as made sense. Hopefully he ate enough sleeping pills to really fuck up his liver so he lives in excruciating pain for the rest of his life even if he survives. Do i bear a grudge? yes, i do. Although I wish ten times worse on dolan.

10 Lunesta? C'mon.

Can't kick the basket so easlily, Isiah.

Take your money and power and have someone get you an arsenal of old-school 1950's barbituates from Mexico where they still dispense them.

He was hoping for an Eddy Curry sized glowing moth to come visit him in bed. But the ten pills only brought a Nate Robertson sized one.

Did he raid Jerome James' stash?

You def. made a funny boscoep.
Now I have the giggles.

was he taking sleeping pills while he was coaching?

I didn't even understand that glowing moth joke until I googled lunesta. You guys are all drug addicts.

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