Rodney Rogers paralyzed

bruno sundov · Post #1 » by **bruno sundov** » Thu Dec 4, 2008 4:03 pm

This is a sad story. Poor guy has his whole life in front of him. Saved his money form playing ball and was just looking to stay busy. He was the only pro ball player I ever met, and was really nice to me when I saw him with kedrick Brown at the Rack in Boston. He seemed like a really nice guy.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3744237

EJay33 · Post #2 » by **EJay33** » Thu Dec 4, 2008 4:09 pm

Oh wow.. I loved Rodney when he was here. I hope that he is able to make a recovery.

Prophet_C · Post #3 » by **Prophet_C** » Thu Dec 4, 2008 4:10 pm

That sucks

bruno sundov · Post #4 » by **bruno sundov** » Thu Dec 4, 2008 4:11 pm

I just cant help but feel bad for the guy.

MyInsatiableOne · Post #5 » by **MyInsatiableOne** » Thu Dec 4, 2008 4:43 pm

Godmoney wrote:Oh wow.. I loved Rodney when he was here. I hope that he is able to make a recovery.

Damn...me too, I liked him a lot and was pissed when cheapskate Gaston let him go after the ECF run in 2002...he was a huge reason we were so successful later in the season...

Hope he is doing OK, and will pray for him...

bruno sundov · Post #6 » by **bruno sundov** » Thu Dec 4, 2008 5:35 pm

Think of if Gaston kept Rodney ok rebounder great 3 point shooter and traded Fatoine for something while his stock was still high. I have let all that go. We are nasty now.

Rodney Rogers had an easy 5-6" on kedrick brown the night I met those 2. Kedrick brown was chasing all the fat girls that night. So funny.

Post #7 » by **sully00** » Thu Dec 4, 2008 6:26 pm

I felt sick when I heard this always really like Rodney as a player and just a damn terrible thing.

Celtic Esquire · Post #8 » by **Celtic Esquire** » Thu Dec 4, 2008 7:18 pm

OMG.

I can't believe that happened to Rodney. I am going to pray for an eventual recovery.

return2glory · Post #9 » by **return2glory** » Thu Dec 4, 2008 7:34 pm

Man this sucks. How did this happen? How bad of a fall did it have to be from a ATV to leave him paralyzed? We all need to pray for him.

Kefa461 · Post #10 » by **Kefa461** » Thu Dec 4, 2008 7:38 pm

I pray for a full recovery for the guy

Bruiser · Post #11 » by **Bruiser** » Thu Dec 4, 2008 7:39 pm

Celtic Esquire wrote:OMG.
I am going to pray for an eventual recovery.

I'm in bro. My condolence and best wishes for Rodney and his family.

Tricky Ricky · Post #12 » by **Tricky Ricky** » Thu Dec 4, 2008 7:45 pm

sully00 wrote:I felt sick when I heard this always really like Rodney as a player and just a damn terrible thing.

I agree 100%, he seems like a great guy and I really feel bad about this. There was a thread on here about posters not wanting to talk about former players which I didnt agree with so Im happy this was brought up.

Get well soon Rodney!

Post #13 » by **Celtics_Champs** » Thu Dec 4, 2008 8:07 pm

Wow. I remember when the celtics traded for both him and tony delk. Two of my favorites in this decade.

I feel so bad for Rodney, best wishes to him.

GreenGrizz · Post #14 » by **GreenGrizz** » Thu Dec 4, 2008 8:13 pm

oh no, my prayers will be with him.

Scalamental · Post #15 » by **Scalamental** » Thu Dec 4, 2008 8:21 pm

I was a huge fan of his game in highschool, this really stinks to hear. I obviously wish the best for him.

greenbeans · Post #16 » by **greenbeans** » Thu Dec 4, 2008 8:28 pm

Just read the story on espn, how sad. the guy was doing all the stuff you'd hope all these players do when they retire and this is what happens.....

Tricky Ricky · Post #17 » by **Tricky Ricky** » Thu Dec 4, 2008 8:42 pm

greenbeans wrote:Just read the story on espn, how sad. the guy was doing all the stuff you'd hope all these players do when they retire and this is what happens.....

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/stor ... AHeadlines

theres the link,
"Michael Balzarano, who oversaw Rogers at the Durham DPW, said Rogers was not working for the city as a lark until he got bored.

"I didn't even know he had lots of money. He is very friendly, very concerned, very conscientious," Balzarano said, according to the report. "We chose him because of his ethics and his attitude. He was highly motivated. He was promoted to supervisor six months ago.""

You wish all players could be like this after they retire but most of them just throw there money away. One of the few who try to make a diffence ends up paralyzed, very sad to hear

LongTimeFan · Post #18 » by **LongTimeFan** » Thu Dec 4, 2008 9:05 pm

This is sad. Life is so precious.

Let me just pass on what my adopted Jewish grandmother said when I faced a similar event concerning my daughter. She counseled, "thank God it isn't worse. And to underscore the point, she listed all the ways it could be worse. I guess Jews by sad experience have long since learned no matter how bad it is, it can get a lot worse.

There is hope. He is still alive. My daughter is now working at MGH on a regenerative neural treatment for spinal chord injuries and we are a lot closer than one would think.

Post #19 » by **sunshinekids99** » Thu Dec 4, 2008 9:20 pm

Really sad news. I wish Rogers and his family the best.

JohnStarksTheDunk · Post #20 » by **JohnStarksTheDunk** » Thu Dec 4, 2008 9:32 pm

Very sad. I always liked Rogers as a player, and from everything I have heard/read, he was a genuinely great person.

Best wishes to him and his family through all of this.