Posted on 07/19/2026 4:05:05 PM PDT by nickcarraway
An 18-year-old freshman suddenly suffered a life-threatening tear in his aorta on the basketball court, despite having no known history of heart problems.
Jackson Scarborough, a 6-foot-9 incoming freshman at Fresno City College, is recovering after collapsing during basketball activities nearly two weeks ago, prompting coaches and athletic staff to call for emergency medical help that his family says ultimately saved his life.
The towering teenager had just finished watching film with teammates and had not yet begun any physical activity when he started feeling intense chest pain, according to Fresno City College athletic trainer Francisco Gamboa.
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“Wow 17 posts and nobody has blamed the clot shot!
What restraint.”
You missed post #4.
I don’t think that counts as previously healthy.
A double digit trend is a lot more significant than a single digit trend.
The ghouls already pontificated.
“A double digit trend is a lot more significant than a single digit trend.”
Non Sequitur
He’s very lucky. That is usually discovered at an autopsy.
“A double digit trend is a lot more significant than a single digit trend.”
What double digit trend?
This cohort study found no increase in SCA/SCD in young competitive athletes in the US during the COVID-19 pandemic, suggesting that reports asserting otherwise were overestimating the cardiovascular risk of COVID-19 infection, vaccination, and myocarditis.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2830557#google_vignette
Definitely safe AND effective.
Actually, it does. At least in 25% of the cases of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy the first and only symptom is sudden death. That’s not what the kid in this article suffered but it is the most common cause of sudden cardiac death in men under thirty.
If you want to watch a ESPN 30 for 30 on it in the case of Hank Gathers when he died on the court playing for Loyola of Marymount, go here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwGYQkFm9gk
Marfans syndrome.
Yes.
I think you might be right about Marfans.
Wasn’t there an episode of “The White Shadow” from the late 70s, that revolved around one of the players dying from an undetected cardiac condition?
Yes-I thought they had a genetic test for that, so I expect he will get one now. But to me, the young man didn’t have the “look” of Marfan syndrome, but that could my ignorance in assuming it could be seen physically in all cases.
As for your brother, glad to hear he is being followed!
You two beat me to it! (”In before the AV’ers”) 💉
The local news take:
https://kmph.com/news/local/fresno-city-college-basketball-teen-survives-aortic-tear-after-coaches-act-fast
https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/local-news/a-clovis-basketball-player-needs-your-help-after-medical-scare/
(The family set a $6K “GoFundMe” goal...am not a fan of “GoFundMe for everything”. but the co-pays, etc. for open heart surgery and plenty of physical therapy have to be fairly substantial).
Young athlete “Sudden Cardiac Arrest” info.:
https://www.sca-aware.org/sca-news/ncaa-athletes-sudden-cardiac-death-rate-fell-over-20-years-still-higher-in-some-athletes
What gap left by Bird? Bird was on the team for seven more years.
Since when were college badketball teams working out openly and officially with their coaches and trainers in July?
Once again, college sports has completely jumped the shark. The athletic departments are profit making businesses, nothing more.
Bet he got the covid JAB!
And the symptoms just speared...
Very interesting. thanks.
Sure, reasonisfaith did (obliquely) in Post #4.
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