Nets Superfan Who was Dragged Out of MSG has Passed Away

Post #1 » by **Trader_Joe** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 12:12 am

http://www.netsdaily.com/2014/12/14/739 ... after-leap

Jeffrey Vanchiro, who had gained widespread attention as a colorful and outspoken fan of the Nets, was on a ventilator late Sunday afternoon and was not expected to survive after falling from a second-story window in Flushing, Queens, late on Saturday night.

Vanchiro was staying at his father’s house Saturday night. Vanchiro’s fiancée, Kristi Evans, who was with Vanchiro’s family at New York Hospital Queens on Sunday, said that Vanchiro’s father told her that Vanchiro awoke apparently disoriented and leapt from the building. Evans said that Vanchiro sustained severe brain damage and a fractured spinal cord in the fall, and that his brain had stopped functioning Sunday morning.

Apparently he suffered head and back injuries while be dragged out (and dropped) by MSG security and hasn't been the same since.

Tragic story and I feel awful for his family.

flash22 · Post #2 » by **flash22** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 12:16 am

What did he do to get ejected?

kerry kittles · Post #3 » by **kerry kittles** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 12:17 am

Damn, very upsetting to hear. Seemed like an upbeat, positive guy. Prayers to him and his family

Nyphantom · Post #4 » by **Nyphantom** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 12:18 am

Trader_Joe wrote:http://www.netsdaily.com/2014/12/14/7391711/jeffrey-gamblero-nets-neon-superfan-is-on-life-support-after-leap
Jeffrey Vanchiro, who had gained widespread attention as a colorful and outspoken fan of the Nets, was on a ventilator late Sunday afternoon and was not expected to survive after falling from a second-story window in Flushing, Queens, late on Saturday night.

Vanchiro was staying at his father’s house Saturday night. Vanchiro’s fiancée, Kristi Evans, who was with Vanchiro’s family at New York Hospital Queens on Sunday, said that Vanchiro’s father told her that Vanchiro awoke apparently disoriented and leapt from the building. Evans said that Vanchiro sustained severe brain damage and a fractured spinal cord in the fall, and that his brain had stopped functioning Sunday morning.

Apparently he suffered head and back injuries while be dragged out (and dropped) by MSG security and hasn't been the same since.

Tragic story and I feel awful for his family.

Wow what the hell...

Post #5 » by **bondom34** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 12:18 am

Wow, get well.

Post #6 » by **Trader_Joe** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 12:19 am

flash22 wrote:What did he do to get ejected?

According to MSG being unruly.
According to many around him he was simply rooting very loudly for the Nets and when asked to tone it down he started rooting loudly for the Knicks. There was also a claim he hit someone with his prosthetic leg but there was no evidence of that.

laploutocratie · Post #7 » by **laploutocratie** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 12:19 am

“After that, he was a completely different person,” Evans said. “He was paranoid. He was erratic. He was frightened. He was horrified. He was a bit delusional. He was having a lot of trouble sleeping. He couldn’t sleep at all. When he would sleep, or try to sleep, it would only take about 10 or 15 minutes before he would jump up screaming covered in sweat.”

All for being dragged out and dropped by security?

Post #8 » by **Trader_Joe** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 12:19 am

bondom34 wrote:Wow, get well.

He's brain dead and not expected to survive.

Post #9 » by **Trader_Joe** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 12:20 am

laploutocratie wrote:
“After that, he was a completely different person,” Evans said. “He was paranoid. He was erratic. He was frightened. He was horrified. He was a bit delusional. He was having a lot of trouble sleeping. He couldn’t sleep at all. When he would sleep, or try to sleep, it would only take about 10 or 15 minutes before he would jump up screaming covered in sweat.”

All for being dragged out and dropped by security?

He supposedly suffered head injuries during the incident.
Not to mention it was apparently a traumatic event for him. I'm sure losing his leg was a traumatic event that may have come to the surface when a guard touched his leg leading to Gamberlo to take it off.

Post #10 » by **bondom34** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 12:21 am

Trader_Joe wrote:
bondom34 wrote:Wow, get well.

He's brain dead and not expected to survive.

Still possible, guess you've gotta hope. Man, unreal.

Pan Jia Yuan · Post #11 » by **Pan Jia Yuan** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 12:24 am

Trader_Joe wrote:Apparently he suffered head and back injuries while be dragged out (and dropped) by MSG security and hasn't been the same since.

Collateral damage of the "clean" NBA product the middle class prefers. Can't cope with some vivid fandom, but care little about some dead bodies.

SHAQ32 · Post #12 » by **SHAQ32** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 12:25 am

One more reason to hate the Knicks.

Post #13 » by **Trader_Joe** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 12:30 am

An article on the ejection with video...
http://www.netsdaily.com/2014/12/2/7325 ... are-garden

EArl · Post #14 » by **EArl** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 12:31 am

bondom34 wrote:
Trader_Joe wrote:
bondom34 wrote:Wow, get well.

He's brain dead and not expected to survive.

Still possible, guess you've gotta hope. Man, unreal.

Brain dead basically means your dead. Only thing keeping your body from deteriorating is a machine. If your brain doesn't work than the part that makes you what you are ceases to exist. I feel bad for the guy.

Post #15 » by **bondom34** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 12:33 am

EArl wrote:
bondom34 wrote:
Trader_Joe wrote:He's brain dead and not expected to survive.

Still possible, guess you've gotta hope. Man, unreal.

Brain dead basically means your dead. Only thing keeping your body from deteriorating is a machine. If your brain doesn't work than the part that makes you what you are ceases to exist. I feel bad for the guy.

So do I, I was thinking coma I guess, where rarely someone pulls out of it. I feel awful for him, and sorry for the mixup on my own part.

frothbrain · Post #16 » by **frothbrain** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 12:34 am

Probably a suicide his family is trying to bank on by making a connection to him getting kicked out of a basketball game. Seems to be working based off the replies in this thread.

Serge28 · Post #17 » by **Serge28** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 12:40 am

frothbrain wrote:Probably a suicide his family is trying to bank on by making a connection to him getting kicked out of a basketball game. Seems to be working based off the replies in this thread.

Post #18 » by **Texas Chuck** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 1:29 am

Some of you should really not comment itt. I mean seriously--have a little respect.

koogiking · Post #19 » by **koogiking** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 1:31 am

Wow. I saw that man on the train last Friday. He caught me off guard and gave me a high five because I was wearing a Brooklyn Nets hat. Said he was going to see the game in Brooklyn. It was on the Metropolitan/Lorimer train stop on the G train. He was wearing bright lime green and taking/chilling with his friend.

That's crazy I hope he stays alive and survives. Dam I feel so bad because I was initially hesetent to give him a high five, but I gave it because I didn't want to leave him hanging. He was so happy and cheerful. Wow this is such a small world and it's crazy how fast and unexpected someone's life can be taken away

Post #20 » by **NyCeEvO** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 1:36 am

frothbrain wrote:Probably a suicide his family is trying to bank on by making a connection to him getting kicked out of a basketball game. Seems to be working based off the replies in this thread.

So you think the first thoughts his fiancée and immediately family after he fell from the second story of a building was how to profit of his injuries (which will likely lead to his death) rather than thinking about him and how sad it is that he's no longer with them?