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Syracuse's Howard Washington Reveals He Suffered Stroke Before Season

Syracuse sophomore guard Howard Washington revealed that he suffered a stroke on Sept. 26 in a story published by Syracuse.com on Tuesday morning.

Washington, who had missed a significant portion of his freshman season after tearing his ACL, said that he suffered the stroke following a chemistry class.

"It felt like a movie," Washington said. "It felt like I was watching a movie, but I was the movie. I’m grasping to my life."

After being helped by a pair of classmates, Washington managed to contact team trainer Mike Pike.