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Young Basketball Career Cut Short
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN - The promising professional basketball career of high schooler Darius Miles was given a possibly fatal blow Wednesday when it was learned that Miles had been diagnosed with Clippers. In a cruel twist, Miles was informed of this sad fact on the same day he was to be drafted into the NBA.
Miles is a highly regarded player out of East Saint Louis High School in Illinois. Miles opted to forgo college and enter himself directly into the NBA draft out of high school. The six foot nine inch shooting forward, with his impressive ball handling skills and quickness, was forecast to go early in the first round.
"He definitely has the skills to make an impact down the road in the NBA Still a little raw, but talented no doubt," commented Hubie Brooks of TNT. "It's always a shame when someone's career is endangered by something like this, especially when they are so young."
The disease Clippers, which Miles was diagnosed with, is caused by the virus d. sterlingus. This rare disease only affects a dozen people a year so it is difficult to combat. Its most notorious symptom is that it has the effect of robbing a person of any highly developed basketball skills.
The virus can have long-lasting effects, some have been afflicted for years. Others less time. No matter what the player is free of the Clipper virus he is rarely able to achieve the promise before the affliction.
Currently there is no cure or treatment for the disease other then time. Some evidence seems to point to a cluster of cases in and around the Los Angeles area, but it is uncertain if this is a causal relationship or not.
"It is really sad to see such promise erased," commented Dr. Yosef Pryam of the Mayo Clinic. "Unfortunately, there is little research being done to try and find a way to combat the virus affects. We hope to come up with a vaccine because it seems the only way we will ever defeat this thing is if we wipe d. sterlingus completely out."
Until then budding talents, like Darius Miles must suffer, not knowing if they will ever be able to play the game they once could.
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