I submitted this to 24 Hour Fitness regarding 3v3 basketball tournament.
I'd like to thank you first of all for hosting a 3v3 basketball tournament today. It was a good opportunity to get out and play some basketball.
However, I'm outraged by the fact that an exceptionally hard foul has left my teammate, Dustin, with a broken jaw and shattered tooth. The player who inflicted the foul was out of control and far too aggressive. Everyone will attest to this. He ran full speed from the 3-point line and leaped into Dustin as he drove for a layup, sending him crashing to the floor. Afterward, he showed no signs of concern, did not apologize or even check to see if Dustin was even OK. He didn't even help while we searched for Dustin's tooth. He walked around like a bad-ass saying "that's basketball". Well, this was a recreational tournament and there is no call for this level of aggressive play. Even had this been professional play, there is no call for this lack of sportsmanship.
I'm extremely disappointed that the organizer of the tournament would not furnish me with this guys name. Dustin is going to have surgery next week and will have hundreds of dollars in medical bills. It is my intention to take legal action in resolving this, and I made this perfectly clear to the organizer.
The organizer of the tournament has neither the responsibility of protecting this overly aggressive punk, nor does he have the legal backing to withhold that information from me which I forthrightly and openly requested. I'd hate for him to become unnecessarily embroiled in the proceedings.
Please see to these concerns and email me at the soonest possible time.
- Darren Hicks
Saturday, October 04, 2008
Learning how to sue some one.
Just played in a 3v3 basketball tournament at 24-hour fitness @ 5700 South and 900 East here in Salt Lake City. It was myself and the brothers Fox: Corbin, Ryan and Dustin. Dustin organized it and we were all excited to be playing some ball - we're not too serious about it.
So, in the first game we play I'm back behind the 3-point line and Dustin drives baseline for a layup on the opposite side of the lane from me. The guy guarding me sprints to him and goes airborne for the block. Well, he hits the ball as hard as he can out of bounds, a massive swat, but in the process gives Dustin and forearm and crushes him to the ground with his body. Dustin is lying on the ground, holding his face and writhing in pain.
We all rush over to check the damage, everyone except the guy who fouled him, that is. Dustin gets up after 20 seconds and is saying that a tooth is missing. There is no blood, so I'm surprised to hear this. We all start looking for the tooth and eventually find a little piece of a tooth, but no other pieces. Dustin's jaw is starting to swell up already.
Now, while all the above is going on, the guy who excessively fouled Dustin is walking around like a bad-ass, like he's done nothing inappropriate. Not even helping look for the tooth. We are upset and start talking to him along the lines of "what's your problem?" He says something to the effect of "that's basketball" and he shows no remorse. Doesn't ever apologize to Dustin. Doesn't shake Dustin's hand. Doesn't show the slightest hint of concern.
Well, this is no good at all. This is a recreational 3v3 tournament, not competitive. We're not playing for money and it's a pretty low-key event.
Dustin drives himself to the emergency room while we keep playing after a lot of jawing back and forth about how uncalled for this guys foul was and how he's pretty much a complete prick for not even apologizing or anything.
After the game, I talk to the organizer of the event and tell him that I'm considering suing this guy - the NBA would have certainly suspended him had he taken a whack like this at one of their players. I ask for this guys full name so I can follow up on it later. But the organizer refuses to give it to me. He tells me that we've signed waivers to play in the tournament. I haven't signed anything, but that's not the point. I tell him I'm not going after 24 Hour Fitness, just after this guy. He still refuses to tell me.
So, after the tournament Dustin texts me to let me know that, yes, his jaw is broken and that he'll be having surgery early next week. So, I stop at my local 24 Hour Fitness and talk to someone there about the event. I talk as if the event is hypothetical and they tell me that I wouldn't be able to sue 24 Hour Fitness, but that there is no problem suing this guy. Says the guy isn't protected by any waiver.
Why wouldn't the organizer give me his name? I'm now going to call that 24 Hour Fitness and get to the bottom of this.
Dustin, I hope you recover fast and that they prescribe you some good pain meds. Hopefully we'll get this prick served with some of your doctors bills!
Just played in a 3v3 basketball tournament at 24-hour fitness @ 5700 South and 900 East here in Salt Lake City. It was myself and the brothers Fox: Corbin, Ryan and Dustin. Dustin organized it and we were all excited to be playing some ball - we're not too serious about it.
So, in the first game we play I'm back behind the 3-point line and Dustin drives baseline for a layup on the opposite side of the lane from me. The guy guarding me sprints to him and goes airborne for the block. Well, he hits the ball as hard as he can out of bounds, a massive swat, but in the process gives Dustin and forearm and crushes him to the ground with his body. Dustin is lying on the ground, holding his face and writhing in pain.
We all rush over to check the damage, everyone except the guy who fouled him, that is. Dustin gets up after 20 seconds and is saying that a tooth is missing. There is no blood, so I'm surprised to hear this. We all start looking for the tooth and eventually find a little piece of a tooth, but no other pieces. Dustin's jaw is starting to swell up already.
Now, while all the above is going on, the guy who excessively fouled Dustin is walking around like a bad-ass, like he's done nothing inappropriate. Not even helping look for the tooth. We are upset and start talking to him along the lines of "what's your problem?" He says something to the effect of "that's basketball" and he shows no remorse. Doesn't ever apologize to Dustin. Doesn't shake Dustin's hand. Doesn't show the slightest hint of concern.
Well, this is no good at all. This is a recreational 3v3 tournament, not competitive. We're not playing for money and it's a pretty low-key event.
Dustin drives himself to the emergency room while we keep playing after a lot of jawing back and forth about how uncalled for this guys foul was and how he's pretty much a complete prick for not even apologizing or anything.
After the game, I talk to the organizer of the event and tell him that I'm considering suing this guy - the NBA would have certainly suspended him had he taken a whack like this at one of their players. I ask for this guys full name so I can follow up on it later. But the organizer refuses to give it to me. He tells me that we've signed waivers to play in the tournament. I haven't signed anything, but that's not the point. I tell him I'm not going after 24 Hour Fitness, just after this guy. He still refuses to tell me.
So, after the tournament Dustin texts me to let me know that, yes, his jaw is broken and that he'll be having surgery early next week. So, I stop at my local 24 Hour Fitness and talk to someone there about the event. I talk as if the event is hypothetical and they tell me that I wouldn't be able to sue 24 Hour Fitness, but that there is no problem suing this guy. Says the guy isn't protected by any waiver.
Why wouldn't the organizer give me his name? I'm now going to call that 24 Hour Fitness and get to the bottom of this.
Dustin, I hope you recover fast and that they prescribe you some good pain meds. Hopefully we'll get this prick served with some of your doctors bills!
Nathan having better luck with Seizures the last week.
After having a couple of weeks with 5 or 6 seizures a day, this past week has been awesome with only 1 or 2 seizures a day, and the last 3 days have been completely seizure free. We've lowered Nathan's Keppra to 4.5 ml (from 5 ml) and he has been taking lots of fish oil and eating a largely gluten-free diet.
It's pretty evident ( in my mind, at least ) that the Keppra doesn't work in controlling his seizures. We had slowly increased the dosage all the way up to 5 ml from 4 ml and then 4.5 ml. So, now it's back down to 4.5.
Fingers crossed.
After having a couple of weeks with 5 or 6 seizures a day, this past week has been awesome with only 1 or 2 seizures a day, and the last 3 days have been completely seizure free. We've lowered Nathan's Keppra to 4.5 ml (from 5 ml) and he has been taking lots of fish oil and eating a largely gluten-free diet.
It's pretty evident ( in my mind, at least ) that the Keppra doesn't work in controlling his seizures. We had slowly increased the dosage all the way up to 5 ml from 4 ml and then 4.5 ml. So, now it's back down to 4.5.
Fingers crossed.
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