THE HEADLINE on Sunday morning from sportingnews.com read: "Isaiah Austin beats the odds, signs professional contract."
Unfortunately, we don't know if that is a good thing.
Austin is the former Baylor basketball star who was projected to be a first-round pick in 2014 before a standard physical at the NBA draft combine led to a diagnosis of Marfan syndrome. Marfan is a genetic disorder of the connective tissue that holds together cells and organs. There is no known cure.
The most serious complications involve the heart and aorta. While many people with the condition have normal life expectancy with proper treatment, complications from the disease have caused death.