 Isiah Thomas hospitalized after sleeping pill overdose
Isiah Thomas hospitalized after sleeping pill overdose
Richard Liebson, Jonathan Bandler, Mike Dougherty and Frank Becerra Jr. • The Journal News • October 24, 2008
PURCHASE, N.Y. - Former New York Knicks coach and NBA legend Isiah Thomas has been admitted to White Plains Hospital after taking an overdose of prescription sleeping pills, police sources said this afternoon.
An ambulance crew went to Thomas' Purchase home early this morning on what a police radio report indicated was a possible overdose.
Harrison Police Chief David Hall refused to discuss details the case, saying only that his officers did respond to Thomas' home, but another police source told LoHud.com and The Journal News that Thomas has in fact been admitted to the hospital.
"I'm not going to confirm or deny this," Hall said. "Were we there? Yes. But I'm not going to tell you who it is. The person in question apparently took too many sleeping pills and was taken to the hospital. That's all I'm going to say about it."
The call came in just after midnight. A police dispatcher mentioned a 46-year-old male at the Azalea Circle home. Thomas is 47.
A woman who answered an intercom at his Purchase home today refused to comment on Thomas' well-being, whereabouts or anything else.
When reached this afternoon, Barry Watkins, vice president of communications for Madison Square Garden, said, "Isiah is fine."
He declined further comment, saying it was a family matter.
One neighbor in the quiet, upscale Purchase neighborhood, where Thomas purchased a home for $4.075 million in 2004, said she was asleep and heard nothing. Attempts to speak to other neighbors were unsuccessful.
The Knicks, who are now coached by Mike D'Antoni, are scheduled to play the Nets tonight at the Garden in their final preseason game.
Thomas, who was relieved of his duties as team president and coach last April, remains employed by the NBA club as a consultant.
During the four seasons Thomas was in charge, the Knicks never won more than 33 games. He was 56-108 in two seasons as head coach.
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