NBA NOTEBOOK: SURGERY DATE SET FOR TURIAF.Byline: Daily News Staff and Wire Services Lakers forward Ronny Turiaf Ronny Turiaf (born January 13, 1983 in Le Robert, Martinique) is a French basketball player, selected in the second round (37th pick overall) of the 2005 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. will undergo open-heart surgery open-heart surgery Any surgical procedure opening the heart and exposing one or more of its chambers, most often to repair valve disease or correct congenital heart malformations (see congenital heart disease). Tuesday morning at Stanford University Medical Center Stanford University Medical Center (Stanford Hospital & Clinics) is one of four hospitals affiliated with Stanford University and Stanford University School of Medicine, along with the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, the Veteran's Administration Hospital in Palo Alto, and Santa . Turiaf was found to have an enlarged aortic aortic pertaining to or emanating from the aorta. See also aortic arch. aortic aneurysm occurs most often in dogs, where it is caused by Spirocerca lupi larvae, turkeys and primates, causing dyspnea, cyanosis and coughing. root, a potentially life-threatening condition, earlier this week. Stanford's Craig Miller Craig Millar is a reporter and news presenter for North Tonight on STV North. Miller regularly reports for the Opt-out bulletin within the main North Tonight programme from STV's studios in Dundee in which covers stories for Tayside and North-east Fife. will perform the surgery, with Turiaf expected to be hospitalized for a week. Turiaf met with Miller on Friday afternoon, and they agreed he should undergo the surgery as quickly as possible. Lakers spokesman John Black said Miller will not know if Turiaf will need to have his aortic valve aortic valve n. The valve between the left ventricle of the heart and the ascending aorta, consisting of three semilunar cusps. Aortic valve replaced until the surgery takes place. The Lakers have said Turiaf likely will not be able to play again if the valve needs to be replaced. The 22-year-old Turiaf was taken with the No. 37 pick in last month's NBA Draft. The Lakers said last week that Turiaf would undergo surgery in the next four to six weeks. - Ross Siler --Brown strongly considers Knicks job: Larry Brown was spending the weekend contemplating whether to become the head coach of the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Knicks, and in a lengthy phone interview Saturday with the Associated Press he left a strong impression that he was leaning toward taking the job. ``How many opportunities like this present themselves? My family is here, my older kids have family here, I have an opportunity to work with someone in Isiah who's a special friend and a super person. There's a lot of real positive things,'' Brown said. The next step could come as soon as Monday when Brown meets with interim Knicks coach Herb Williams, who has spent the spring and summer waiting to learn who will be the Knicks' head coach when training camp opens. A formal job offer would likely come after Brown met with owner James Dolan and Madison Square Garden Current arenas in the National Hockey League Western Conference Eastern Conference president Steve Mills, and his entire job-switching process could be completed in a matter of 9-10 days. --Madsen re-signs in Minnesota: Mark Madsen, a valuable reserve for the Minnesota Timberwolves the past two seasons, agreed to a five-year contract to remain with the team. Teams can negotiate contracts with free agents, but they aren't allowed to sign them until Thursday. Madsen declined to reveal specific financial terms of the deal. Madsen was being wooed by other teams - reportedly Washington and Utah - but he felt staying in Minnesota was the best fit. Madsen, who spent his first three NBA seasons with the Lakers after a standout college career at Stanford, averaged 2.1 points, 3.1 rebounds and 14.7 minutes per game last season. --T'Wolves hire Davis: Former Orlando Magic head coach Johnny Davis was hired as an assistant coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves under new coach Dwane Casey. Davis, who has spent 28 years in the NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= as a player, coach and front office executive, was fired by the Magic last March. Davis, who was also the head coach for the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1996-97 season, went 51-84 with the Magic after taking over for Doc Rivers in November 2003. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: RONNY TURIAF Lakers' pick will undergo open-heart surgery Tuesday to repair an enlarged aortic root. |
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