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From thetournament.com : By: TBT Staff | @thetournament Isaiah Austin’s basketball career almost ended. In 2014, he was diagnosed with Marfan syndrome, a genetic disorder that affects the body’s connective tissue. This heartbreaking news came right as he set his hopes on fulfilling his lifelong dream of becoming an NBA player after a successful year at Baylor University. Because of this diagnosis, he had to take two years away from basketball due to the abnormally large arteries in his heart. Then NBA Commissioner Adam Silver stepped in and invited Austin to…

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from thetournament.com : GAME 5: (10) PEORIA ALL-STARS VS. (23) HERD THAT – 2 PM, ESPN The Peoria All-Stars return for a third straight year in TBT, this time with a revamped roster filled with newcomers to the single-elimination tournament. Last summer, the All-Stars bowed out in the first round to KBC. Jon Elmore leads Herd That, a Marshall University alumni squad. Elmore, a four-year starter at Marshall who finished his collegiate career as the school’s all-time leader in points, assists and three-pointers made, has one year of TBT experience under his belt, having played for…

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