CRAP..."do it for johnny!" tex winter suffers a stroke..

kobeaki · Post #1 » by **kobeaki** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 8:14 pm

this sucks...hope he will be ok,,,,
Lakers guru Winter has apparent stroke
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Tex Winter, the longtime Los Angeles Lakers consultant and architect of the triangle offense, has suffered an apparent stroke, coach Phil Jackson said Saturday.

Jackson, talking after a morning shootaround in Salt Lake City, said Winter was in Manhattan, Kan., for a reunion of Kansas State basketball team members when he became ill and fell in the shower.

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Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE/Getty ImagesTex Winter was taken to a Kansas hospital Saturday and had made slight progress, Phil Jackson said.

Winter was taken to a hospital, Jackson said, and had made slight progress Saturday.

"I've been in touch with the family and they feel relatively at ease with the situation, as difficult as it could have been," Jackson said. "I'm happy to say that, and they've basically said, 'Take your mind off of this and put it where it belongs right now.' "

The Lakers would not confirm or comment on Winter's condition, citing medical privacy laws.

But ESPN's Stephen A. Smith and 710 ESPN Radio's John Ireland have confirmed through sources that Winter suffered a stroke.

Winter, the longtime aide and mentor to Jackson, cut short his role with the Lakers in this season's training camp, saying the shingles that have plagued him the last few years have required heavier medication.

For years Winter has been immensely important to Jackson, but Winter said then that the medication had limited his usefulness.

Winter, who lives in Oregon, recently told the Los Angeles Times he thought it was unlikely he would return for his 10th season with the Lakers and 64th overall in basketball.

"I'm getting too old," he told the newspaper. "At one time I thought I would [return], but I'm not sure anymore. I would feel a whole lot better about it if I didn't have these shingles. It's really taken me downhill. The thing I don't want to become is too much of a distraction if my health doesn't hold up."
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4099837

Hunter103 · Post #2 » by **Hunter103** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 8:18 pm

RJM · Post #3 » by **RJM** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 9:38 pm

Get well soon Tex. The one TRUE Big Chief Triangle.

Post #4 » by **crazyeights** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 9:44 pm

I just hope Tex lives to see the day he's inducted into the HOF. He's a true basketball scholar. Get well Tex.

CITYOFANGELSX3 · Post #5 » by **CITYOFANGELSX3** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 9:46 pm

Get Well soon triangle genius.

TonyMontana · Post #6 » by **TonyMontana** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 10:33 pm

Dammmmmm.
Our prayers are with you big guy, God Bless and Get Well soon Mang.

On a serious note............. I promise you GUYS THIS.
This teams intensity and their energy level just went up to a much higher level. I bet you this team just took Tex's illness to the heart, specially Kobe seeing how close he is with Tex and how Tex always looks out for him like a father figure and a teacher and a mentor.

Erik Eleven · Post #7 » by **Erik Eleven** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 10:40 pm

Get well, Tex!

RASMARX · Post #8 » by **RASMARX** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 11:21 pm

Get well Tex!

I met the dude during the Championship run in Jersey
he was cool, he gave me an autograph and drew a Triangle next to his name!

Dr Aki · Post #9 » by **Dr Aki** » Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:46 am

get well soon tex!!!!

do it for tex guys

nonplayerzealot · Post #10 » by **nonplayerzealot** » Sun Apr 26, 2009 1:42 am

kobeaki wrote:
CRAP..."do it for johnny!"

Stay gold, Tex???

magic1fan · Post #11 » by **magic1fan** » Sun Apr 26, 2009 2:28 am

get well soon tex...

Post #12 » by **snaquille oatmeal** » Sun Apr 26, 2009 6:37 am

nonplayerzealot wrote:
kobeaki wrote:
CRAP..."do it for johnny!"

Stay gold, Tex???

"if you're smart like me you don't get hurt... you look out for yourself and nothing can touch you Tex"

Kefa461 · Post #13 » by **Kefa461** » Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:55 pm

Sorry to hear about Tex.....hope he fully recovers.

hermes · Post #14 » by **hermes** » Sun Apr 26, 2009 6:43 pm

get better Tex!

Post #15 » by **Slava** » Sun Apr 26, 2009 8:36 pm

Get well soon Tex we need you on the parade.

kobeaki · Post #16 » by **kobeaki** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 6:24 pm

snaquille oatmeal wrote:
nonplayerzealot wrote:
kobeaki wrote:
CRAP..."do it for johnny!"

Stay gold, Tex???
"if you're smart like me you don't get hurt... you look out for yourself and nothing can touch you Tex"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_d8FKgrZ1E

you ask...you recieve

kobeaki · Post #17 » by **kobeaki** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 6:25 pm

nothing gold can stay....

unless of course, it is combined with purple....