OT - Former Laker Briang Grant diagnosed w/ Parkinson's

cbrown32 · Post #1 » by **cbrown32** » Tue May 19, 2009 2:25 am

Horrible news...ex-Laker (among others) Brian Grant was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease (same disease as Muhummad Ali and Michael J. Fox). I just wanted to get this out there and say my thoughts are with Brian and his family. He was a great player and I'm sure he'll battle this disease with the same toughness he became so well known for in the NBA. He was always one of my favorites and I was dissapointed that the Lakers picked him up so late in his career, he was the epitome of an efficient role player big man.

RASMARX · Post #2 » by **RASMARX** » Tue May 19, 2009 2:33 am

good luck to Brian, that's terrible news

Dr Aki · Post #3 » by **Dr Aki** » Tue May 19, 2009 2:46 am

thats really sucky

CX44 · Post #4 » by **CX44** » Tue May 19, 2009 3:37 am

My prayers go out to you and your family. I always liked him as a player and he was solid man off the court as well.

Desiderium · Post #5 » by **Desiderium** » Tue May 19, 2009 4:24 am

best of wishes

Post #6 » by **crazyeights** » Tue May 19, 2009 4:24 am

:/

Hopefully a cure is in the horizon.

lakersfanatic · Post #7 » by **lakersfanatic** » Tue May 19, 2009 7:34 am

damn that sucks. Our hearts go to u brian.

Throwback24 · Post #8 » by **Throwback24** » Tue May 19, 2009 8:40 am

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/otl/news ... id=4174877

It really sucks.

Post #9 » by **Slava** » Tue May 19, 2009 8:52 am

I used to be pretty hard on him when his contract crippled us in financial hell but he was a very professional guy and a good player in his prime. I hope and pray that there are better days ahead for him.

hermes · Post #10 » by **hermes** » Tue May 19, 2009 3:47 pm

good luck to you Brian, that stinks

TommyTheCat · Post #11 » by **TommyTheCat** » Tue May 19, 2009 4:41 pm

man that's rough. thoughts are with you grant.

magic1fan · Post #12 » by **magic1fan** » Tue May 19, 2009 4:46 pm

the guy was always a warrior,and a professional. hopefully they find a cure,and soon.

ShowtimeFan · Post #13 » by **ShowtimeFan** » Wed May 20, 2009 5:46 am

Mabey that he why he sucked so bad when the Lakers got him from the Heat, Riley owes us a refund...

Oh, yeah very sad news, I loved the guys play when he was with Portland, awesome rebounder for his size and tough as nails...