Basketball star Keyontae Johnson collapses during game - He was positive for Covid over the summer

has a thorough medical check; heart, lungs, vascular system, brain. And the damn school should foot the bill.

Unless he had underlying congenital cardiomyopathy, that would be most likely cause

Usually when that manifests itself, the person is near death. Survivability is low!
I played ball against a guy in HS. He was 6'9", 235 in his junior year and had a man's mesomorphic body (not a kid's) at 16.
Had NBA written all over him. Athletic, skilled, great fundamentals, and very basketball smart. Good student, too! Was being recruited by UNC, UCLA & Georgetown, and many others.
He dropped dead in the locker room a third of the way through his senior year. Marfan's.
Couldn't detect it ahead of time in those days.

He is tall but very muscular-and people with Marfan's are supposed to be tall and thin.

push weights and body arrangements to suit their needs.
I think an unidentified heart anomaly is more likely.
He was unconscious when he fell.

A lot of basketball players are born with Marfan's, thus their height. It can cause all kinds of vascular and cardiac problems. It's always the first thing I think of when I hear of a sudden death or near-death with bb players.

https://www.acc.org/latest-in-cardiology/articles/2015/03/02/13/03/recognizing-marfan-syndrome-in-athletes#:~:text=Isaiah%20Austin%2C%20a%20star%20basketball,NBA%20draft%20(Figure%201).

My close up experience with a Marfan's victims.

And watched throughout their lives. They can screen for cardiac abnormalities and aneurysms. It's so sad when these things happen.

But, back in late 1973, the way they detected the vast majority of Marfan's was during the autopsy.
Much too late for that promising player I knew.

Acromegaly for one? Sunken chest? I'm pretty sure I can identify a Marfan's patient when they check-in to the clinic. Of course, I'm sure there are variations and there's probably a spectrum. It's just so heartbreaking when they discover it at autopsy. These stories really get to me.

Nor with Flo Hyman, the great volleyball player.
She died of Marfan's, too.

I love sports but this is madness

What a species

Sadly, we will see a lot of this over the coming years.

NT

I am hearing constant stories in my dad’s home rural area of MI of infections now. Heard one is on a ventilator just today.

Covid is a beast. I feel very bad for the young man.

He didn't even have time to put his arms out to break his fall.

Seems like human nature to run TO someone in trouble.

running toward the collapsed player (medical personnel I am assuming).

There might be several reasons they may have been given such a warning.

Protect themselves, in case the person has Covid
Protect the person in need, have professional help deal with the situation
More likely this --- Protect the school from lawsuit - Good Samaritan lawsuits.


Protection Varies

Good Samaritan laws exist in both the U.S. and Canada, but the legislation isn’t uniform. Most laws don’t apply to medical professionals when they are on the job, but do offer some protection when they respond to an emergency off the clock. Many Good Samaritan laws, such as those in Virginia, Pennsylvania and Delaware, cover anyone who attempts to help in an emergency, while others are specific to certain situations. For example, Alabama’s law only extends to trained rescuers and public education employees unless the emergency is cardiac arrest, at which point anyone can get involved. In Oklahoma, Good Samaritan protection only covers bystander emergency assistance related to CPR or controlling bleeding.

For example, a bystander in California who witnessed a car accident and pulled the victim from the vehicle out of concern that it would catch fire was later sued by the victim, who was left permanently paralyzed. The bystander won the lawsuit but the decision was later reversed by an appeals court that ruled she didn’t provide medical assistance. California has since changed its Good Samaritan law to include providing non-medical assistance at the scene of an emergency.

[link:https://www.lhsfna.org/index.cfm/lifelines/january-2019/good-samaritan-laws-what-exactly-do-they-protect/|

Teammate was beaned by a line drive. We were at her side in seconds.

Of course we moved when the trainer etc. arrived, but that was our natural instinct.