VAN EXEL BACK ON TRACK AFTER SCARE.Byline: Marc Stein Daily News Staff Writer The latest chest-pain scare for the Los Angeles sports community is apparently no more than that. A scare. Just 24 hours after sitting out practice because of chest pains brought on by an energy supplement he's been taking, Nick Van Exel Nickey (Nick) Maxwell Van Exel (born November 27 1971 in Kenosha, Wisconsin) is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA. Van Exel, a 6'1" left-handed point guard, was most well known for his flashy style of play and his ability to hit critical shots during started and played 20 minutes in the Lakers' 105-96 victory Saturday night over the Denver Nuggets Nuggets can refer to several branches of interest:
http://hawaii.edu/uhinfo.html. See also Aloha, Aloha Net. . What Van Exel is really suffering from has been diagnosed as indigestion indigestion or dyspepsia, discomfort during or after eating caused by some interference with the normal digestive process. Symptoms include nausea, heartburn, abdominal pain, gas distress, and a feeling of abdominal distention. , a common side effect of the Chinese herb known as ginseng ginseng (jĭn`sĕng), common name for the Araliaceae, a family of tropical herbs, shrubs, and trees that are often prickly and sometimes grow as climbing forms. . But after what happened to ex-Dodgers manager Tom Lasorda - whose chest pains turned out to be something so serious that he wound up retiring - Van Exel couldn't help but be shaken. ``I was probably taking too much,'' Van Exel said of the ginseng, which is a popular energy source among NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= players. ``It brings a sweat out in you a little faster, keeps you going a little longer. ``Then I talked to Eddie (Jones) and Shaq (O'Neal) and they pretty much had the same (experience with it). It feels like someone hit you real hard in a certain spot (in the chest).'' Van Exel, trying ginseng for the first time, had been taking it three times a day since the start of training camp. He began feeling the tightness Wednesday, but played through it in Thursday's exhibition opener, figuring the sensation ``would just go away.'' When it didn't, Van Exel asked out of Friday's practice and ultimately got checked by a doctor. ``I'm done with it,'' he said. In the game, which concluded the Lakers' 10-day stay here, Van Exel had nine points. O'Neal, buoyed by a 5-for-6 start at the free-throw line, led L.A. with 27 points and 15 rebounds. Cedric Ceballos added 10 points after suffering a bloody nose in the first quarter, and rookie guard Derek Fisher had 14. |
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