USC Basketball: Ex-NBA Pro Chastises Conspiracy Theorists For Reactions To Bronny James' Cardiac Arrest
After the basketball world reacted to the scary situation concerning Bronny James' condition, some took to social media to voice various opinions on what could've caused the sudden medical emergency.
With many conspiracies theories proposed on the incident, one ex-NBA player ridiculed the insensitive comments from many surrounding the freak accident.
Thomas played his college ball at Syracuse for four seasons, picking up the Big East Most Improved Player award as a sophomore. To conclude his career for the Orange, Thomas went on to win consecutive conference Defensive Player of the Year awards in his junior and senior campaigns.
The big man would be selected in the first round and 12th overall to the Dallas Mavericks in the 2000 draft, but began his career in Washington for the Wizards.
Thomas would average a career high nine points, seven rebounds and nearly two blocks in just 24 minutes a game in the nation's capital in his third season.
After departing D.C. in 2009, Thomas would appear for two more playoff teams in the 2010 Oklahoma City Thunder and the 2011 Atlanta Hawks before retiring from basketball.
Transitioning from his playing career, Thomas has touched on many social issues including the treatment of athletes and police brutality among others.
Since 2020, Thomas has become a writer and podcaster for BasketballNews and such blasphemy online about James' condition angered him enough to tweet his support for the young Trojan and his family.
No matter what caused James' condition and sudden collapse, the uncertainty surrounding his basketball future should be the only concern on the situation.
While his most recent public appearance is a great and welcome sign to basketball fans everywhere, his future with USC remains up in the air.
We can only hope that we can see the young Trojan healthy whether he will appear on the hardwood this year or not.
