I thought he had those back problems because one of his legs was longer than the other.....

when you have scoliosis that can happen, some people have one shoulder higher then the other

Wow, I have no clue how he plays with Scoliosis. Even minor, its painful.

I knew his back problems would probably be the thing that ended his career, but its so much worse when its a congenital condition. That sort of thing is always a veritable ticking time bomb.

While I do feel bad for t-mac, i also take into account that the dude see's a therapist everyday and get's around the clock care, to the point that he gets to fly from state to state seeking the newest, most reliable, and most cutting edge treatment.

I kid with scoliosis...a sad story...

A star nba player who can get the worlds best treatment, and not have to pay for it himself...not such a sad story...

This is the equivalent to magic johnson having hiv...

Yeah it's sad...until you realize that he's going to live longer than you...

I'm not a tmac lover. Not in the least. But that's such an odd, odd statement. And how do you know anyone is going to live longer than you?

The point i was trying to get across here is that i can only feel so bad for a man that has a condition that probably doesn't cripple him nearly as bad as it does other people who suffer from scoliosis. I use to follow the rockets quite frequently and there was about a 2 month span where Mac was getting treatment for his back by some of the best doctors in the world, and the rockets were footing the bill. It's like being in the best possible bad situation...if that makes sense.

I figured the magic johnson thing was self explanatory. Dude has had HIV for what, over 10 years now? Most people get full blown AIDS after 2 - 5 years, but last time i checked, Magic's infected blood cell count was so low he barely qualified as having HIV. So here is a guy who has terminal illness, got that terminal illness through sexual encounters with women while he was married, but in all likely hood, will live longer than the average person who does not have aids due to the amount of money he has, which allows him to get around the clock care and the best medicne money can buy.

Okay... And he and Magic earn all that themselfs you come off sounding like a person who's mad because they were not good enough to make it.

LOL, how is a degenerative spinal condition someone is born with compare to someone sleeping around and contracts a virus?

Whether he plays in the NBA or not, he'd had to see a doctor. For the most part he doesn't see a specialist every day and he gets treatment in Texas where he lives, which he just found last year.

What the heck is your deal. The point is this dude has been playing on a crippled spine all of this time, and none of us never even knew.

Exactly. Took the words right from me.

Now maybe people will stop dissing Mac for his back problems.