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Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2013 8:25 am Post subject: Chris Wright "only player in NBA history" with MS |
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Chris Wright, playing with multiple sclerosis, won't get 2nd 10-day contract from Dallas Mavericks
Tim MacMahon
DALLAS -- Guard Chris Wright, the only player in NBA history known to have multiple sclerosis, will not receive a second 10-day contract from the Dallas Mavericks.
Coach Rick Carlisle informed Wright of the team's decision after Friday night's win over the Boston Celtics, when the D-League all-star's 10-day deal expired.
Wright, who had left the locker room before the media were allowed in, was diagnosed with MS while playing for a Turkish professional team last year. After going to training camp with the New Orleans Hornets, Wright earned a D-League all-star bid while playing for the Iowa Energy before being called up by the Mavs last week.
Wright, a 23-year-old Georgetown product, appeared in three games for the Mavs, playing a total of four minutes. He scored one basket in a March 15 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, and Darren Collison made sure Wright got that ball to keep.
"He's been an inspirational figure to a lot of people," Carlisle said. "He's an NBA-caliber player. There's no doubt about that. You do what he's doing -- playing a professional sport with MS -- that's going to be something that a lot of people pay attention to. It shows his motivation, his determination, but it also shows the progress that's been made in that area.
"It's going to give people hope. That's a great thing."
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The team is no longer interested in him, but he gets to keep the ball...The story is here. |
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