ESPN's Wilbon has heart attack.
Sports Media Watch —
... ." Wilbon is expected to return to his Scottsdale, Arizona home tomorrow. There is no word on whether he will continue covering the Super Bowl. Sportswriter and Men's Fitness editor Roy S. Johnson spoke to Wilbon, whom he calls a " good friend ", earlier today. ...
Get Well Soon, Mike
The Big Lead —
... , had a mild heart attack Monday morning. According to Roy S. Johnson’s blog, Wilbon was having chest pains and “doctors found minor blockage and conducted an angioplasty to clear things out.” Wilbon is now resting at home. ...
Sports media notes
Sports Scope —
... in Islamabad, Pakistan. Keith Ryan worked for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. "As anyone who has been confronted with the suicide of a family member can tell you, the only word to describe the sensation is devastated," Bob Ryan said. The Washington Post 's and Pardon The Interruption's Michael Wilbon suffered a "mild heart attack" according to Roy S. Johnson's blog. The Wall Street Journal ...
Wilbon Reportedly Suffers Heart Attack
FanHouse —
... Wilbon was absent from Pardon the Interruption on Monday afternoon (Tony Kornheiser mentioned on air that Wilbon was "under the weather" with "chest pains" and that he had called to say he was doing alright), but his presence was conspicuously lacking with the incessant media hype that is the week before the Super Bowl. It has now been made public -- originally from Men's Fitness editor Roy S. Johnson's personal sports blog and since confirmed nationally -- that Wilbon suffered a heart attack last night. He suffered chest pains ...
Your Boy Is In Recovery
Brahsome - Care To Get Nice? —
... Michael Wilbon, longtime columnist for the Washington Post and co-host of PTI (arguably the best show on TV) is reporedtly recovering from a heart attack. Wilbon, 49, complained to his wife of having chest pains early Monday morning. He was taken to the hospital where doctors found a minor blockage and performed an angioplasty. Wilbon is apparently doing well thus far, though there’s no word on whether he’ll be able to work the Superbowl this weekend. The Brahsome crew wishes Wilbon a speedy recovery. ...
Blizzard: franchises without direction
Pacifist Viking —
... that everybody whose morals and politics do not precisely match Zirin's is in need of a lecture. He also has a tendency for caustic word choice, which has its place, of course, but generally turns me off. Still, he's always addressing good stuff, so even though the tone irks me, I keep reading (and more importantly, I'm thinking about the issues he's writing about, which is what I think Zirin wants most). Michael Wilbon had a heart attack but is apparently doing fine (Ballers, Gamers, and Scoundrels). According to The New York Times, the Mets are getting ...
Wilbon recovering.
Sports Media Watch —
... " until cleared to return. As a result, Wilbon will not be on the air Sunday for ABC GMC NBA Countdown ; Stuart Scott and Bill Walton will handle studio duties. Wilbon apparently left a comment on Roy S. Johnson 's sports blog, writing in part " I can’t possibly thank everybody enough for their kind wishes and words of support the last couple of days ." ...
