Damn, Manute Bol has died......47 years old............Seems like I remember him

hotdigitydog

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having a lot of his money taken by the Sudanese government or something like that........I know he had given away a lot of his money to charities......</p>
 

PineGroveBully

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the camera would look on the ship from the bedrooms, to laying on the deck, there was Manute waving at the camera.
 

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I read shortly after he was admitted for renal failure and the skin disease that while he was over in Africa, his wife gave birth to their daughter. He wasnt able to meet her due to hospital restrictions for people coming into the hospital must wear gear that prevents transmitting infection to those with poor immune systems.

At least as of about a week ago i read he still hadnt met her. I cant even imagine that.

I read on ESPN when this first happened that they thought the skin disease was contracted over in Sudan and was from a reaction to kidney meds he was taking at the time.

Terrible loss. Dude may have been a novelty on the court to many, but his tireless work for that F'd up region of the world is inspiring.

http://www.current-movie-reviews.com/sports/2010/06/19/manute-bol-succumbs-to-stevens-johnson-syndrome/
 

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jakldawg said:
we all know that life isn't fair, but come the hell on.
Not depressed yet? Reading this should do the trick.
A good man like Manute dead, and Keith Olbermann still alive.