Remember a few years ago when the Knicks traded for Cuttino Mobley (as part of Donnie Walsh’s plan to make room for LeBron), but he never ended playing a game for the Knicks, before retiring amid the new discovery of a rare heart condition he had? Well, Mobley has some thoughts about that…
Cuttino Mobley, whose N.B.A. career ended in 2008 because of concerns over a heart condition, is suing Madison Square Garden, claiming that the Knicks forced him to retire as a cost-saving measure. He is seeking unspecified damages.
Mobley was acquired in a trade with the Los Angeles Clippers on Nov. 21, 2008. He retired three weeks later, without playing a game, after team physicians determined he had hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a potentially fatal condition.
At the time, Mobley credited the Knicks’ medical staff for possibly saving his life. He has since concluded that the concerns were unwarranted and prematurely ended his career.
Now 36, Mobley has been trying, unsuccessfully, to get back in the N.B.A. He blames the Knicks’ diagnosis for scaring potential suitors.
The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in New York, says that the Knicks’ actions “effectively deprived Mobley of the ability to play professional basketball.” The lawsuit contends that “several N.B.A. teams” showed interest in Mobley “but backed out” because of fears over his heart condition.
Source: NYtimes.com
