911 CALL: VICTIM STOPPED BREATHING
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — A newly released police report indicates the person who called 911 about an overdose at Isiah Thomas’ home believed the victim had stopped breathing.
The patient’s name is redacted from the Town of Harrison report, which was released Thursday night under a Freedom of Information request from The Associated Press.
In the report, a police officer says he went to the former Knicks coach’s home in the Purchase section of Harrison around midnight Oct. 23 in response to a report of “(blank) not breathing.”
“Upon my arrival I assisted (another officer) who was administering O2 to (blank) lying on the kitchen floor,” the report said.
It does not say who made the call.
Authorities have not publicly identified Thomas as the accidental overdose victim, but a person familiar with the case, speaking on condition of anonymity because the police report had not been released, confirmed it was Thomas.
Dallas to host 2010 All-Star Game
DALLAS — The NBA All-Star Game is coming to the new Dallas Cowboys stadium in 2010 and plenty of good seats are available — more than 100,000.
Living up to the old adage about doing things bigger in Texas, the Mavericks and Cowboys are collaborating on hosting next season’s showcase event. It will be among the first major events at the soon-to-be-completed, $1.1 billion facility in nearby Arlington.
If all goes according to plan, the event will set the record for the largest crowd to watch an NBA game, shattering the mark of 44,735 set at the 1989 All-Star Game, not so coincidentally held at another Texas-sized venue, the Houston Astrodome.
Footnotes.
The Pistons and forward Jason Maxiell agreed on a $20 million, four-year contract extension.
• The Lakers signed center Andrew Bynum to a contract extension.
• The Nets exercised a fourth-year contract option on center Josh Boone and third-year options on forwards Sean Williams and Yi Jianlian. The Nets also declined to pick up the fourth-year option on guard Maurice Ager. The Associated Press
