Only in America

[che]

Players chip in to save coach’s life after Clippers decline medical coverage

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Players-chip-in-to-save-coach-8217-s-life-after?urn=nba-wp184

NBA players Corey Maggette, Marko Jaric, Chris Kaman and Elton Brand, all chipped in to pay for expensive life-saving surgery for Hughes, after the Clippers organization (read: Donald Sterling, noted worst person in the world) declined to cover the costs.


"Those guys saved my life," Hughes said. "They paid the whole medical bill. It was like $70,000 or more. It wasn't cheap.

WTF

[BIG ACH]

Players chip in to save coach’s life after Clippers decline medical coverage

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Players-chip-in-to-save-coach-8217-s-life-after?urn=nba-wp184

NBA players Corey Maggette, Marko Jaric, Chris Kaman and Elton Brand, all chipped in to pay for expensive life-saving surgery for Hughes, after the Clippers organization (read: Donald Sterling, noted worst person in the world) declined to cover the costs.


"Those guys saved my life," Hughes said. "They paid the whole medical bill. It was like $70,000 or more. It wasn't cheap.

WTF

I thought NBA coaches got paid like millions?  Shouldn't he be able to afford this?

[Anglo]

Having a 4th world @health care" service can sure suck ass