Detroit Pistons’ Rodney Stuckey spent the night in the hospital after collapsing into the arms of a trainer during a timeout in the team’s National Basketball Association loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The 23-year-old guard was “alert” at the Cleveland Clinic early today, the team said on its Web site. There was no word on the cause of his collapse.
Late i the third quarter last night, Stuckey seemed fine as he walked off the court and sat down. He suddenly grabbed strength and conditioning coach Arnie Kander as he slid to the floor. Medics worked on him for about 12 minutes before taking him to the hospital.
“He came over and he told Arnie he was feeling a little dizzy,” said forward Charlie Villanueva on the team’s Web site. “He drank some water and the next thing you know, he passed out. He sat down and said he was feeling a little bit dizzy. It was very scary because you don’t know what’s going on.”
Stuckey had to be helped to the locker room at halftime of a November 2008 game in Detroit against the Boston Celtics because of dizziness, the Detroit Free Press said on its Web site. He did not return to that game and missed the following two games.
Stuckey, who started the game and had played 25 minutes, had 8 points and 10 assists at Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena.
“It’s very difficult,” Cleveland’s LeBron James said after the Cavaliers won 99-92. “When something like that happens, we’re all one family. Our prayers go out to him.”
James said the teams met at center court after the game to say a prayer for Stuckey.
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