Isiah Thomas May or May Not Like Sleeping Pills

Posted by ryan on October 24, 2008

It’s been a while since Isiah Thomas’ name was in the news, but I sure wish we didn’t have to hear him involved with something, you know, actually serious. Reports say the NBA Hall of Famer (and Knicks architect of fail) Isiah Thomas accidently overdosed on sleeping pills and had to be taken to the hospital for treatment. But in true Isiah fashion, this incident is already looking like a cluster.

Former Knicks coach Isiah Thomas was taken to the hospital early this morning because he overdosed on sleeping pills at his Westchester home, authorities said.

When reached on his cell phone today, Thomas, 47, denied those claims and inexplicably insisted that it was his 17-year-old daughter Lauren who was the one having an issue but it “wasn’t an overdose.”

Well, this is interesting. The Associated Press didn’t name names, but said that a 47-year-old man at Isiah’s residence was taken to the hospital. Oh look, Isiah Thomas happens to be 47 himself. I’m willing to put two and two together and assume that Thomas is the 47-year-old man in question, not his 17-year-old DAUGHTER. 

It’s hard to imagine Isiah would need sleeping pills, considering he was asleep at the wheel of the Knicks’ organization for years. With the crazy discrepancies in facts and reports so far, I expect a lot more to come out about this story over the weekend. Remember, not all overdoses turn out to be serious. Right, T.O.?

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