Playing in the NBA with a deadly virus in your brain while everyone thinks you have a toothache
PErry Jones III (1991)selected in the first round of the 2012 NBA Drafthas revealed the serious problems that brought him to the brink of death during his second year with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
The former star of the Baylor Universitywhere he only stayed for two years and averaged 13.5 points and 7.6 rebounds in his last year, he was counted in the Podcast 'Run your race' that upon his arrival to the NBA contracted a potentially deadly virus which affected his ability to play and led to an early exit from the league.
Perry Jones III, a 7-foot-1 power forward, He scored 32 points in a game in the 2014-2015 season and left the NBA with averages of 3.4 points and 1.8 rebounds in three years.
In my second year, I got sick. I got sick to the point where I was close to dying.
“My sophomore year, I got sick. I got sick to the point where I was close to dying,” Jones told Theo Pinson.
“I had a virus spreading in my brain and they gave me at least a week and a half to live”
Perry Jones III, who currently He plays for the Spartans of the Capital District of VenezuelaHe explained that after going to the dentist for pain in his mouth, he discovered that “I had a virus spreading in my brain and they gave me at least a week and a half to live.”
I probably would have had a fatal stroke or something.
The former Tulsa 66ers, Iowa Energy, Khimki, Bursaspor, s.Oliver Würzburg, Windy City Bulls, Taipei Fubon Braves, TaiwanBeer HeroBears, Capitanes de Arecibo and Kaohsiung Aquas player explained that “I probably would have had a fatal stroke or something. They diagnosed it as if it was spreading from my airway to my throat and brain. That's why I couldn't open my mouth.”
Perry Jones III
“I woke up, my mom was crying, my friends were crying… I remember sitting in bed, watching TV… 'Perry Jones is not here because he has a toothache.' I started crying. I was in the hospital bed fighting for my life,” recalls the former NBA player of the operation that saved his life.
In 2015, the Timberwolves had no more patience with Perry Jones III, who ended up being traded to the Boston Celtics, with whom he never made his debut.
