Ex-Knick Cuttino Mobley says he has clean bill of health, hopes to return to NBA as a bench player BY Frank Isola DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER Wednesday, June 30th 2010, 4:00 AM Cuttino Mobley plans a return to the NBA after a 19 month absence due to a heart condition. Feeling that the rewards and his love of the game outweigh the risks, Cuttino Mobley has decided to resume his basketball career, 19 months after he retired due to a potentially fatal heart condition. "I can't stop living my life," Mobley told The Daily News over the telephone Tuesday. "I want to play. I'm ready." Mobley's career abruptly ended in November of 2008 after he was acquired by the Knicks in a trade with the Los Angeles Clippers. Mobley, 34, was aware of his condition when he entered the league in 1998 as a second-round pick of the Houston Rockets, but the Knicks did not feel comfortable giving him clearance to play. When Mobley played for the Rockets, Magic, Kings and Clippers, those clubs had him sign a waiver acknowledging that he had hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and waiving their liability. But when Mobley joined the Knicks, their medical staff had him visit several specialists, and even Mobley admitted that "my condition has gotten worse." He never played a game with the Knicks. But Tuesday, Mobley insisted that doctors had given him clearance to play and believes his health is not a concern. "The doctors always made me aware of the risks, but I wanted to play," Mobley said after working out in Los Angeles. "I'm not angry at the Knicks. They were looking out for me and protecting their own interests. I like Donnie Walsh as a man and as a general manager. I wanted to play in Mike D'Antoni's system. It just didn't work out. There are no hard feelings." The Knicks waived Mobley two months ago, making him a free agent. And since Mobley never filed retirement papers with the league, he is free to sign with any club. The Knicks, however, cannot use Mobley in a sign-and-trade. The 6-4 shooting guard, who has averaged 16 points per game over 11 seasons, claims he is in top shape and believes he can be a valuable asset as an experienced scorer off the bench. "The days of me playing 40 minutes a night are over," he joked. "But I can play 20 to 25 minutes and I know I can help somebody. I've been playing a lot of basketball. I feel great." http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/b..._bill_of_health_hopes_to_return_to_nba_a.html
You want blood on your hands? You don't #### around with the condition he has. I suspect he's broke and needs the money, but he's playing Russian Roulette, and I don't want the Rockets supplying the gun. .
Risky for who? Maybe for Cat but not for us. If he wants to play somebody is going to let him play. Better us than any other team. He was always one of my favorite Rockets. I'd love to see him as a back up 2/ instant offense off the bench. Besides, I always thought this guy should retire as a Rocket. In Barkley's voice: CUTTTIIIIIIIIIIIINOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
It's possible he could be broke, and is desperately trying to join in. God knows I would like him to become a Rocket again, but I can't risk his life, and we don't need another SG really. A shame, but stay away.
He could join the lucky team gets two of the big time free agents. Its not like that team will have a tons of cap space to get anything other than minimum contracts...
I'm not quite too sure if it is that big of a risk. The guy's had this condition since 98 when he was drafted... he was a risk then too. Yeah, he's a bigger risk NOW since he's older, heart a little bit weaker, but i'm sure he could help the youngbloodz of this team. Good shooter, good defender, good finisher at the rim. I think the best fit for him would probably be OKC. They've got young talent, but not a lot of outside shooting. They bring in CAT, they've got instant offense, good defender, good ft and 3pt shooter.
I doubt he is doing it because he's broke. Cat is just a gym rat and loves playing basketball. Remember the stories of him playing ball 4 hours a day year round. The reason I always like him is because you could tell he just enjoyed being out there.
Has anyone seen Cuttino's twitter page? I just started following him not too long ago and he seems interesting. In the description it says "Athlete, Entrepreneur, Philosopher, Student, Teacher, Trendsetter, Friend, Son, Father, Mogul." WTF!? He seems really preppy now in both that description, and in some of his tweets, like he really is a mogul. Apparently he owns a company now called CM5 Inc. http://cm5inc.com/ Was anyone else aware of what one of our favorite Rockets was doing after retirement?
