Gator Basketball Keyontae Johnson collapses on court; released from hospital

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Update on Keyontae. Collapse wasn't due to Covid-19:

Family: Florida player's collapse not tied to COVID

Florida forward Keyontae Johnson's collapse during a game two months ago was "not related to or a result of a previous or current" COVID-19 diagnosis, his family said in a statement Wednesday.

Johnson was rushed to a local hospital on Dec. 12 after falling face-first onto the court following a timeout in the first half of a game against Florida State in Tallahassee. He was listed in critical but stable condition, school officials said, before being airlifted back to a hospital in Gainesville days later with his mother by his side, where he slowly recovered and started to communicate with his family and friends in the days that followed.

Like most of his teammates, Johnson tested positive for COVID-19 during the summer. The coronavirus can lead to myocarditis, a viral infection of the heart muscle.

University of Florida Health treating physicians consulted with other local and national experts who reviewed the relevant imaging and testing related to this case," the family's statement said. "The unanimous conclusion of all experts is that Keyontae's medical emergency was not related to or a result of a previous or current Covid diagnosis."

According to the statement, the consultation team included physicians from the Cardiac and Vascular Institute of Gainesville, University of Washington Center for Sports Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital at Harvard University, Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Yale University School of Medicine.

The school has not disclosed Johnson's diagnosis and hasn't said what caused him to collapse in December. Since rejoining the team in late December, Johnson has been on the Gators' sideline but has not competed. He will not play again this season, according to his family, and will focus on his recovery.

"We continue to be committed to sharing any information that could be helpful to others. Our hope is that the experts' conclusion that this instance is not Covid-related will bring some peace of mind," the family's statement read. "Our focus now is on Keyontae's academics and continued recovery. His resilience has been inspiring to watch. He will spend the rest of the season focused on being the best coach and teammate he can be. What comes next for Keyontae is for him to share on his own timeline."

Johnson was averaging 19.5 points entering the Florida State game and was projected as a first-round prospect in ESPN's mock draft.
 

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He will spend the rest of the season focused on being the best coach and teammate he can be. What comes next for Keyontae is for him to share on his own timeline."

Can we say the influence of KJ's spiritual & physical resilience has served his team well? I think he's a factor in the overall bball IQ of this team. Once a complete cause & effect diagnosis is known, that info (anonymously?) should go into open knowledge so it can contribute to pre-diagnoses, prevention, and post-healing. Glad & proud for KJ. Likely he can become a fine young-start college basketball coach. But always should be cautious and limit physical stress. I'd love to see him safely cleared to resume playing, but at zero risks.
 

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Let's put Keyontae's myocarditis in perspective. According to the Wikipedia article myocarditis most commonly affects young men, and there were 345,000 deaths in 2015 (more than COVID-19 deaths in 2020). Although acute myocarditis is associated with COVID-19 infection it is rarer than previously thought:
Myocarditis is rare in COVID-19 autopsies

It may not be possible to determine the etiology of Keyontae's problem. The most common causes of acute myocarditis are genetic predisposition and viral (other than COVID). I suspect that, as usual, logical interpretation of the data will not interfere with politicization and fear-mongering.

Excellent take that held up as more information came out. Kudos to you good man
 

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“What comes next for Keyontae is for him to share on his own timeline."

This is all we need to know....
 

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I sensed that Morgan and Morgan people were kicking furniture yesterday when this news arrived.
I assume they had started on their briefs for the lawsuits they would have filed.

Hopefully now all the attention will be on Keyontae and his recovery instead of the blame game
 

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It should be simple & indicting to compare such collapses of healthy competitors to similar collapse cases prior to these treatments of the pandemic. That's where the most important reliance on science should be.?
 

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