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Manute Bol dies at age 47

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by HeWhoIsLunchbox, Jun 19, 2010.

  1. HeWhoIsLunchbox

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    RIP. I thought I read he was getting better...:(
     
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    Man this is very sad.
    He seemed like a good guy.

    Rocket River
     
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    getting a rare disease from medication? :mad:
     
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    Shocking,RIP.
     
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    I didn't really know who Manute Bol was until one of my friends showed me this video

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7RM5gFqnOc

    this quote sums it up
     
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    Unfortunately,it's quite common to get Stevens Johnson syndrome from quite a few types of medications.
     
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    Sad news, seemed like a good guy.
     
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    what a horrible way to die for such a great man. :(
     
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    That's really too bad but I thought he had died awhile ago.

    RIP. I remember watching him play for the Warriors when I was at CAL. Even then he was considered something of a gimmick with his three point shots but he always a nice guy who cared about his people.
     
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    RIP Manute

    I still remember when he started shooting 3's it was crazy.

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    RIP. One of the good guys in the NBA. He like an experimental early model of Dikembe Mutombo (or so I think... Mutombo could be a few hundred years older than Manute).

    Man... the Rockets can kind of use a young Manute Bol right now, no?
     
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    An individual with tremendous life values who took what he was given and did the most with it. What else can be said about Manute?
     
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    Everyone really liked Manute.
     
  19. Rocket River

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    Thanks Stack . . ..

    Rocket River
     
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    He was really tall :).
     

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