Detroit's Rodney Stuckey Seems Okay After Fainting Spell

Sports News - March 6th, 2010 - Written By John Ritter

After collapsing into the arms of a trainer during a timeout, Detroit Pistons guard Rodney Stuckey is resting and doing well at a local hospital.

He seems to be doing fine and will be back with the team soon, trainers say, and his scary seizure looked a lot worse than it really was.

"He's doing well," strength and conditioning coach Arnie Kander told The Associated Press. "All the tests have come back negative."

Stuckey was rushed to the Cleveland Clinic Friday night for cardiologists to runs tests on his heart, among other things, after he went limp during a game against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Both teams were sitting on the sidelines when Stuckey slid out of his chair and had to be held up by a un-uniformed team member.

Team officials said he never lost consciousness, but was extremely light-headed and had little feeling in his body at the time.

He left on a stretcher as fans cheered for his recovery.

It's not the first time he has been stricken with the curious symptoms. In 2008, he had to miss two games after turning dizzy and losing feeling. At the time though, the episode was lost in the media because it came at the end of the game's second quarter, and Stuckey only had to bend down and pat his chest before leaving. Kandar was around then, too, and said again it was far scarier to watch than experience.

"It was more dramatic this time because it was on TV," Kander said. "I think he's going to be OK. When we talked last night, he sounded normal."

Stuckey is averaging 35.4 minutes for the 13th-place Pistons, who are far enough out of the playoff hunt that Bodog no longer lists them as contenders for the East. He is scoring 17.1 points and adding five assists, but as Detroit stands 10 games out of a playoff spot, there will be no rush to bring him back.