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Derek Fisher wasn't at the start of the Utah Jazz/Golden State Warriors game. The reason given to the media was a family emergency. Shortly into the game, Utah's point guard picked up a second foul and had to be sent to the bench. Word was that Fisher had arrived at the airport from New York and was en route to the game. They hoped he would make it before the end. Utah's backup pointguard, Dee Brown, was injured in a horrible collision where their center fell on his neck, causing him to be taken from the arena on a stretcher, his head taped down in case his neck was broken. They were reduced to Andre Kirilenko (their 6'9 power forward) playing the point for stretches.
Midway through the third quarter, with the starting point guard in deep foul trouble, Fisher arrived at the arena. His image was shown on the big screen, walking through the corridors of the arena, greeted by a thunderous ovation. Still, the broadcast had no details of what had delayed him. In this era of star athletes and bad behavior, it wouldn't be a surprise if many people assumed he was just another example of what's wrong with today's stars.
Fisher arrived on the floor, and was immediately placed into the game, without time for warm-ups or stretching. He played a solid game, making key plays to get Utah into OT, then hit the shot to clinch the victory. After the game he was interviewed by the courtside reporter and explained his absence.
He told how serious his 10-month-old daughter Tatum's condition had been. She has retinoblastoma, a form of eye cancer that required a combination of surgery and chemotherapy, which was performed by retinoblastoma specialist Dr. David Abramson at New York's Presbyterian Hospital.
Fisher flew to New York on Monday afternoon for a Tuesday appointment and stayed Wednesday for his daughter's surgery. The surgery went from 6:30 a.m. until 4:15 p.m. and was successful -- so successful that the baby came home with Fisher and his wife.
"My daughter's doing very well," Fisher said. "We had a successful operation in New York and I flew back, got off the plane, came to the game. I'm speechless." Fisher flew back on a charter plane and had his security drive him to the arena, helped by a police escort. "To wake up this morning and take your daughter to the hospital and not know if you'll see her again …"
The amazing story of Fisher, his family, and one of the most remarkable days I've ever heard of is here.
Midway through the third quarter, with the starting point guard in deep foul trouble, Fisher arrived at the arena. His image was shown on the big screen, walking through the corridors of the arena, greeted by a thunderous ovation. Still, the broadcast had no details of what had delayed him. In this era of star athletes and bad behavior, it wouldn't be a surprise if many people assumed he was just another example of what's wrong with today's stars.
Fisher arrived on the floor, and was immediately placed into the game, without time for warm-ups or stretching. He played a solid game, making key plays to get Utah into OT, then hit the shot to clinch the victory. After the game he was interviewed by the courtside reporter and explained his absence.
He told how serious his 10-month-old daughter Tatum's condition had been. She has retinoblastoma, a form of eye cancer that required a combination of surgery and chemotherapy, which was performed by retinoblastoma specialist Dr. David Abramson at New York's Presbyterian Hospital.
Fisher flew to New York on Monday afternoon for a Tuesday appointment and stayed Wednesday for his daughter's surgery. The surgery went from 6:30 a.m. until 4:15 p.m. and was successful -- so successful that the baby came home with Fisher and his wife.
"My daughter's doing very well," Fisher said. "We had a successful operation in New York and I flew back, got off the plane, came to the game. I'm speechless." Fisher flew back on a charter plane and had his security drive him to the arena, helped by a police escort. "To wake up this morning and take your daughter to the hospital and not know if you'll see her again …"
The amazing story of Fisher, his family, and one of the most remarkable days I've ever heard of is here.
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