Player taken to hospital?

[Shocker85]

Whether a player can come back from an episode like this one is always variable. Some can and some have to end their basketball careers. From a life and death standpoint, however, surviving the initial incident is a big, big deal. Once doctors become aware of a condition (whether heart, seizures, severe allergy, etc.) there is often a lot that can be done to treat and manage the condition, but far too often the initial episode proves deadly. I don't think that there is any question that if an underlying condition exists, it is better to have it emerge in a context where immediate quality treatment could be provided.

As in, "Thank God DJ is alive today so he can deal with the problem tomorrow." #blessed

[forevershockerfan]

May 'our precious Lord of all comforts' embrace DJ with His everlasting loving arms to bless and heal him through this difficult time as we continue to pray for him and his family.

[WuDrWu]

Update from GoShockers.com

http://www.goshockers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=7500&ATCLID=209251009

[user1]

Us fans of other MVC teams are pulling for and praying for DJ.
As some of you may know, we had a baseball player a couple years ago who collapsed and died, and nobody would ever want to see a repeat anywhere.

http://www.pjstar.com/news/x1404220655/Bradley-University-baseball-player-dies-early-Monday

That incident led to all other athletes at Bradley undergoing exhaustive testing, then a similar heart finding was discovered in basketball player Taylor Brown
who missed an entire year but was able to come back and complete his senior season

http://www.pjstar.com/news/x298223535/Bradleys-Taylor-Brown-out-for-season

[RoyalShock]

According to this article from Rob Dauster, it's not the worst case scenario:

The good news, according to Marshall, is that the doctors have ruled out hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, an enlargement of muscles in the heart that causes many incidents of sudden cardiac death, but despite a litany of tests, the cause of Bowles’ blackout is still unknown. There’s no timetable for a return.

Edit: I should clarify that it may not be the worst-case scenario, but that diagnosis would certainly be very serious.

[WuDrWu]

That's what I feared it was, so at least ruling that out is positive. Of course, until they find the reason it doesn't really matter. #Prayers4DJ

[RomeoCrennel's Belly]

College Basketball Talk link:

http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/09/05/wichita-state-player-collapses-at-practice-brings-back-awful-memories-for-gregg-marshall/

[1972Shocker]

The worst-case scenario is that if they are unable to find a cause, which believe it or not, is a possibility even with the advance state of medical care available in this day and age. Then what do you do? Hopefully, they are able to figure it out what happened and can make a definitive call on DJ's future.

[1972Shocker]

nm

[pinstripers]

no updates?

[WuDrWu]

Check PM @pinstripers:.

[shockerofandover0943]

Check PM @pinstripers:.

I would appreciate a PM also, Doc.

[WSUwatcher]

According to this article from Rob Dauster, it's not the worst case scenario:



Edit: I should clarify that it may not be the worst-case scenario, but that diagnosis would certainly be very serious.

Not too far off, Royal -- the worst case is death, of course, but hypertropic cardiomyopathy often produces that result. So you're right: it's very good news that whatever DJ has isn't that.

[AndShock]

http://www.kansas.com/2013/09/08/2988866/wichita-state-basketball-player.html

He was released today but they still don't know what's wrong.

[another shocker]

so rian holland will not redshirt after all.