Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra was on the court in Hank Gathers' last game and dares not relive that tragic experience.
Chris Bosh's situation brings to mind the deaths of Hank Gathers and "Pistol" Pete Maravich while on the basketball court. The question of Bosh's return to the high-risk world of professional sports has escalated because of social media to the point where people with no medical expertise whatsoever are having their say as if they were knowledgeable in the area.
"[Gathers] was treated with Inderal, one of a class of beta blocker drugs that inhibits the effects of adrenaline and smoothes the heart's rhythms.