Dallas Mavericks analyst, Brad Davis is ready for another season featured on the team’s radio broadcast following a serious health scare over the summer.
According to the Dallas News, Davis survived a heart attack during the off-season, caused by his left anterior descending artery being 100% blocked. After receiving a stent, three fractured ribs, losing 20 pounds and gaining two large burn marks on his chest from EMS workers using defibrillator paddles to resuscitate him, the 63-year old Davis is ready for another season with the Mavericks.
“Praise God,” Davis told Brad Townsend of the Dallas News. “I’m extremely blessed.” Heart attacks like the one Davis experienced are called “widowmakers” because of their potential to cause sudden loss of life.
“Everyone was so great, starting with the EMS, who got there so quick,” Davis told Townsend. “And my cardiologist, and the doctors and nurses.”
Two weeks after being released from the hospital, Brad and his wife Kelli delivered a barbecue dinner to the fire station where the EMS workers are located. Two months after being released, Davis is back to work as if nothing happened.
The Mavericks are set to begin their 40th season this month, all of which have involved Brad Davis in some capacity. Davis has been part of the organization since the Mavs’ inaugural NBA season in 1980, either as a player, broadcaster, coach or member of the front-office. The longtime radio analyst and former 16-year NBA player is one of three Mavericks to have their jersey number retired by the team. ESPN 103.3 serves as the Mavericks flagship radio station, where play-by-play voice Chuck Cooperstein partners with Davis on the call.
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