Rogers Reportedly Paralyzed from Shoulders Down
by NetsDaily on Dec 4, 2008 1:07 PM EST
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Former Net Rodney Rogers was injured in an ATV accident last Friday in North Carolina, and according to a report, is paralyzed from the shoulders down. The Durham native has been transferred to a hospital in Atlanta for recovery. He played the '02-03 and '03-04 seasons with the Nets, helping them to the 2003 NBA Finals.
- Rodney Rogers is severely injured - Barry Saunders - Raleigh News & Observer
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That’s too bad…
All I can do is hope for the best for him. He really did seem like a nice guy when he was with the Nets. Boy, what a downer.
by Morpheus on Dec 4, 2008 1:25 PM EST reply actions
Wishing him all the best….He is a true Warrior and will make the best out of life…
by Jad on Dec 4, 2008 2:52 PM EST reply actions
this is awful…rember the p.a annoucer would say rodneyyyyyyyyyyyy rogersssss!
by dunkenyonutzz on Dec 4, 2008 3:49 PM EST reply actions
im praying for hot rod and his family. a good guy who got bad luck. hopefully he can make the best out of this situation somehow. a real shame
by xcalibur on Dec 4, 2008 4:54 PM EST reply actions
damn shame. good guy. had the WORST hands i have ever seen in the game of basketball. i’m pulling for ya rodney
by NJ4Life on Dec 4, 2008 5:06 PM EST reply actions
hang tough, one day at a time ,STAY +++++++++++++++++++ wishing you the best.
by rubenp on Dec 4, 2008 10:52 PM EST reply actions
thats sad. hope he is ok. my prayers are with him and his family.
by ChrisGNetfan on Dec 4, 2008 11:26 PM EST reply actions
rogers hope you get better you were a big part of our team in the 2002-2003 finals just wish this didnt have to happen
by ben on Dec 5, 2008 12:32 PM EST reply actions
Am i the only one who remembers rodney’s biggest basket as a nj net?
Game 3 of our 1st round playoff series against the bucks in 2003.
We’re in milwaukee, with the series tied at 1-1.
Nets are down 2 points … only 3 seconds left in the game.
Rodney gets fouled and goes to the line for 2 free throws to send the game to overtime.
Rodney hits the first free throw, but misses the second.
K-Mart gets one hand on the rebound and tips the ball back out towards the free throw line.
Rodney catches the ball and shoots it in one motion … SWISH!!! … game over, nets win!!!
The nets lost the next game in milwaukee, but then won their next 10 straight playoff games … 2 straight against the bucks, 4 straight against the celtics and 4 straight against the pistons.
The nets were so hot that some nba analysts predicted they would beat the spurs in the finals.
We came close, but no cigar … losing in 6 to the spurs after the series was tied at 2-2.
Unfortunately, that was one of rodney’s very rare good moments during his 2 years with the nets.
He would’ve been here 3 years, except his agent forgot to notify the nets that rodney was picking up his player option … worth $3 million … for the 2004-2005 season.
Thorn cut him lose, which forced rodney to accept a far less lucrative deal with the hornets.
Rodney was a great guy and a fan favorite, but didn’t quite live up to expectations while in new jersey.
I wish him nothing but the best and that he somehow recovers from this awful tragedy.
by brooklyn bob on Dec 5, 2008 8:09 PM EST reply actions
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