Say It Ain't So Zeke!!

It's being reported that Hall of Famer, and former NBA basketball player Isiah Thomas was rushed to the hospital Saturday morning after allegedly overdosing on 10 Lunesta pills. Thomas has issued repeated denials, stating that his daughter Lauren, who reportedly suffers from hypoglycemia wasn't feeling well.

Isiah Thomas it appears may be having a difficult time dealing with life out of the spotlight. Whether he was rushed to the hospital or not really is a "private family matter", but the fact that Thomas has spent nearly all of his life in the public spotlight makes this a national story. Those familiar with Isiah Thomas' story know that he rose from the poverty of Chicago to become one of the greatest basketball players of all time. The last few years for Thomas, who's still only 47 years-old, have been marred by professional missteps. Thomas was given the "keys to the kingdom" as president of the NBA New York Knicks, and simply botched the job, turning the Knicks into the laughingstock of the league with bad player personnel moves. He then was the target of a sexual harassment lawsuit by Anucha Browne Sanders, that cost the team almost $12 million. Brown Sanders tells the New York Post that Thomas had it coming to him. The New York Post also reports that Thomas' recent professional failures have taken a toll on his psyche.

Isiah Thomas is still owed $18 million from the New York Knicks from a previous contract, hopefully he will be able to accept to fact that his days of adulation are a distant memory, and begin the second act of his life with a purpose that he displayed when he was leading the Detroit Pistons to 2 NBA Championships.