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The University Daily Kansan
Tuesday, April 13, 1999
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Flyers' Lindros released from hospital, recovering
The Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Flyers center Eric Lindros was released from the hospital yesterday, four days after undergoing surgery to remove a blood clot from his chest cavity.
Lindros currently is on medication to regenerate the blood he lost. Kaiser said.
Lindros left the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania at about 10 a.m. yesterday, said Dr. Larry Kaiser, a chest surgeon who performed the operation Friday.
In the 90-minute procedure, called video thoroscopy, doctors inserted a tube and a microscopic camera through two small incisions in Lindros' chest. The fluid and clotted blood was in the area between the lung and the diaphragm.
Kaiser had removed a blood clot that was pressing against the lower lobe of Lindros' right lung, keeping it from fully expanding. Lindros, 26, underwent the surgery after suffering a setback in his recovery from a collapsed lung.
"I think he looks great; he's certainly feeling 100 percent better than he felt the other day," Kaiser said. "From the chest surgery standpoint, he's breathing well, feels well, (is moving around, not really having much pain."
The Flyers' prolific scorer and team captain flew to Philadelphia after being released from a hospital in Nashville, Tenn., on April 8. He was expecting to go to the arena and meet with teammates before their game with Pittsburgh. Those plans were canceled after he ran a fever higher than 102 degrees, and doctors discovered the fluid buildup in his chest cavity.
Nashville Predators on April 1. Kaiser said the blood likely seeped from his lung, adding that he found no evidence that a blood vessel had ruptured.
Doctors don't know for sure what caused about six pints of blood to seep into Lindros' chest after a 2:1 victory over the
The chance of Lindros returning for the playoffs is considered slim, and Rod Brind'Amour has been elevated to captain while Lindros is out.
St. John's star to enter draft
Artest to reveal decision today, close source says
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Ron Artest, who led St. John's to a 50-19 record in his two seasons there, has decided to forgo his final two years with the Red Storm and apply for the NBA draft, The Associated Press has learned.
A source close to Artest, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said Sunday that the 6-foot-6 swingman, who was a third-team All-American last season, will announce his decision today.
Artest, who led the Red Storm to the NCAA tournament regional final last month, is planning to make the announcement at a news conference at the community center in his Queensbridge, N.Y., neighborhood.
Artest led St. John's (28-9) in scoring last season at 14.5 points a game and also averaged 6.3 rebounds, but had one of his worst offensive games of the season in the Red Storm's 77-74 loss to Ohio State in the South Regional final.
Artest had nine points and nine rebounds in the game, but he was 4 for 10 from the field, including 1 for 5 from three-point range. He also had five turnovers in the opening 11 minutes.
He was recruited to St. John's by former coach Fran Fraschilla and played for him as a freshman, when the Red Storm went 22-10 and made the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1993.
Fraschilla was fired after the season and replaced by Mike Jarvis. The only senior starter for St. John's last season was forward Tyrone Grant.
Other players who have declared for the draft include Maryland's Steve Francis, a second-team All-American as a junior, and junior forward Albert White of Missouri.
for the NBA draft since Walter Berry, who left after being named national player of the year as a junior in 1986.
Others who might enter the NBA draft are: Duke's Elton Brand, the national player of the year, and fellow Blue Devil William Avery; Richard Hamilton of national-champion Connecticut; Lamar Odom of Rhode Island; Baron Davis of UCLA; Jumaine Jones of Georgia; Chris Porter of Auburn; and Mateen Cleaves of Michigan State.
Artest would become the first player to leave St. John's early
Top NBA prospects who have said they will return to college next season include point guards Ed Cota of North Carolina and Scoonie Penn of Ohio State, both juniors, sophomore Khalid El-Amin of Connecticut and DePaul freshman swingman Quintin Richardson.
Duke players considering leaving early, paper reports
The Associated Press
DURHAM, N.C. — Duke sophomores William Avery and Elton Brand will forgo their final two years of eligibility and enter the NBA draft, the school's newspaper reported.
The two star players would become the first Blue Devils to leave the program early.
CNN-SI reported last week that Brand, an All-American and player of the year, would hold a news conference this week to say he was turning pro.
The Duke Chronicle, quoting an unidentified source close to the team.
reported yesterday that Avery planned to do the same.
"First I ve heard of it," Duke spokesman Mike Cragg said Sunday night of the report on Avery.
Tom Kosempa, another school spokesman, told The Chronicle he was unaware either player had reached a decision.
Brand has been honored this year by The Associated Press, the Los Angeles Athletic Club, the Atlanta Tipoff Club, the United States Basketball Writers Association and the Atlantic Coast Conference.
He averaged 17.8 points and 9.8 rebounds for the Blue Devils, who finished 37-2, including a perfect record in ACC play. Duke lost to Connecticut 77-74 in the NCAA championship game.
Avery, an honorable-mention All American, had the top vote on the AP's All-ACC second team, averaging 14.9 points and five assists a game this season.
Poor grades were a factor in Avery's decision, the source told The Chronicle. The newspaper also said Avery has met with Duke coach Kryzewski in the past few days to discuss his future. Krzyzewski has been recovering at home from hip-replacement surgery on Easter Sunday.
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