Isaiah Austin left Baylor to declare for this year's NBA Draft, but his basketball career will sadly end there. The center was diagnosed with a genetic disorder that won't allow him to continue playing basketball.
An aortic aneurysm (left) is surgically removed and replaced with a graft (right). Marfan's syndrome puts former NBA prospect Isaiah Austin at high risk for such a thoracic aortic aneurysm—swelling in the upper part of the large artery that carries
Pre-draft medical testing revealed Austin has a genetic disorder known as Marfan syndrome that leads to problems in connective tissues throughout the body. The 7-foot-1 center announced Sunday that the condition will not
Four days before Baylor University basketball star Isaiah Austin hoped to be drafted into the NBA, his dreams of playing in the pros were extinguished by a rare genetic disease called Marfan syndrome. However on Thursday
Austin has Marfan Syndrome, a genetic disorder that weakens the body's connective tissue. It was a moment of recognition and emotion as Austin wiped away tears and embraced NBA Commissioner Adam Silver at the NBA Draft Thursday. Austin is honored
Isaiah Austin hopes to spread awareness of Marfan Syndrome after diagnosis
