{"id":5524,"date":"2014-06-27T10:14:14","date_gmt":"2014-06-27T15:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/bristolpalin\/?p=5524"},"modified":"2014-06-27T10:30:33","modified_gmt":"2014-06-27T15:30:33","slug":"with-career-cut-short-due-to-genetic-disorder-isaiah-austin-drafted-by-nba-in-poignant-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/bristolpalin\/2014\/06\/with-career-cut-short-due-to-genetic-disorder-isaiah-austin-drafted-by-nba-in-poignant-moment\/","title":{"rendered":"With Career Cut Short Due to Genetic Disorder, Isaiah Austin &#8216;Drafted&#8217; by NBA in Poignant Moment"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-5525  alignnone\" title=\"15300130-mmmain\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/156\/2014\/06\/15300130-mmmain.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"558\" height=\"405\"><\/p>\n<p>This is how you handle a tremendous disappointment with class.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Just a few days ago, Isaiah Austin, a Baylor basketball player, found out he won\u2019t be able to play competitive basketball again due to a heart issue called Marfan\u00a0syndrome. \u00a0He was expected to be one of the draft\u2019s top guys who would be picked in Round 1. \u00a0But, his dreams came crashing down during the routine exams by the NBA doctors.<\/p>\n<p>Though the discovery of the rare genetic disorder ruined his basketball career, it may have saved his life.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the classy moment that the NBA \u201cdrafted\u201d him, and his wonderful response:<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"560\" height=\"315\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><param name=\"src\" value=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/3RAmHBWVVQo?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\"><embed width=\"560\" height=\"315\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/3RAmHBWVVQo?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Read more on\u00a0<a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sixseeds.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">the Faith and Family Channel<\/a>, fan me on\u00a0<a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Bristol-Palin\/109696302423164\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and follow this blog on\u00a0<a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BristolsBlog\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">Twitter<\/a>!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just a few days ago, he was anticipating the most exciting moment of his life &#8212; he was expected to go in the first round of the NBA draft.  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