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Syracuse Legend Pearl Washington to Undergo Brain Surgery on Thursday

Pearl has been admitted to a Syracuse-area hospital and will undergo brain surgery on Thursday.

Former Syracuse Orange basketball player Terrence Roberts posted a pair of tweets on Monday that caused a ripple through Cuse Nation. We wondered what exactly was happening regarding Dwayne 'Pearl' Washington.

— Terrence Roberts (@TjR_16) August 23, 2015
— Terrence Roberts (@TjR_16) August 24, 2015

Bud Poliquin is now reporting that Pearl has been admitted to a Syracuse-area hospital and will undergo brain surgery on Thursday. Bud notes that Washington suffered a seizure twenty years ago and was diagnosed with a brain tumor.