Courtney Lee: I Could Have Lost My Life Tonight
by Tom Martin on Jan 29, 2012 2:24 PM CST
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PrintApparently, Courtney Lee was involved in a car crash following the Houston Rockets 97-84 win over the New York Knicks last night. Here's what he wrote on his twitter at 2:41 am:
Thanking God right now!!! Thanking Cadillac for airbags!! Without them I could have lost my life tonight and two others close to me.
Via Jonathan Feigen, this wasn't incidental contact.
"The other driver ran a red light doing like 100 mph," Lee said via a text message on Sunday.
Heavy stuff. Please, if you're out driving late at night, try to avoid smacking Courtney Lee (or anyone, for that matter) with your car. The Rockets' bench requests his presence at all times.
Lee is averaging 9.3 points per game this year. He's been a crucial key to the Rockets' success and remains a valued two-way commodity as a wing stopper with explosive hops and three-point range. Glad to hear he's OK.
UPDATE! Photos of the accident, via SB Nation Houston.
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Wow...100 MPH through a red light?!
I’m so glad CLee is doing alright, as well as the passengers in his car! That’s some really scary shit to experience.
My thoughts are like Brian Cushing on the field: Everywhere.
This happened downtown.
How the hell do you go 100 through downtown? I can’t get to 50
Sonicsgate: A movie about how the Sonics were stolen from Seattle.
Not that I speed through red's or anything.
Just making an observation
Sonicsgate: A movie about how the Sonics were stolen from Seattle.
I think worth noting is he said "like 100" and from the perspective of someone in an accident, any speed is blazing fast.
If you’re used to downtown and don’t think you can tend to get up to speed, it probably was in the 40’s or 50’s. Some kid just skid off the road back home (Upstate New York) and took out a shed and part of a garage of my uncle’s because he whipped around an icy corner going 40. But for that shed the kid would have tumbled down a real rocky hill and probably died. The structures are wrecked. It’s the nature of a vehicle weighing anywhere from 1500 pounds to 1 ton slamming into another object.
Maireann croí éadrom i bhfad.
Well
The other guy was drunk and if you ignore the red lights you can go that fast. Thank GOd he is all right. THe other driver is pretty effed up from what I hear.
"Do not panic, all is well" Kevin Bacon in the parade scene in the movie Animal House
by mjdinhouston on Jan 31, 2012 4:51 AM CST up reply actions
I hate clutchfans
comment on there about someone seeing Lee drinking before the accident…good job putting false/unproven facts out there
by twinkilling0303 on Jan 29, 2012 2:47 PM CST reply actions
It's not like CLee was the one that went through a red light at 100 MPH
Some people will always conspire no matter what.
My thoughts are like Brian Cushing on the field: Everywhere.
It's irresponsible
I guess I could say the other driver was a Mermaid
by twinkilling0303 on Jan 29, 2012 2:52 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Damn assholes
He went directly home from the game, no alcohol just gatorade and water. SOme people are just assholes.
"Do not panic, all is well" Kevin Bacon in the parade scene in the movie Animal House
by mjdinhouston on Jan 31, 2012 4:52 AM CST up reply actions
Unbelievable
Thank God Courtney Lee and his friends were OK. Its frustrating that one idiot has the power to ruin lives like this.
"The French Army: Better defender than David Lee" - JE Skeets, in response to David Lee getting a vote for Defensive Player of the Year.
I'm glad he's alright, and I hope that he doesn't experience any backlash or anything like that.
Dallas and Houston fan making it work. Gig 'em!
Lucky tit! :o
Wow. Glad to hear nothing “really” happened.
What a moron, that guy that tried to “be somewhere 1 minute earlier”.
- Just call me Dirk!
Twitter: @4Hoopz
Rockets have no luck on the road
Carl Landry gets shot driving home, Lee gets rammed, and then there was the start to our season
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Dont forget Griffin
RIP
flayed ones stealth mode
"Fleshling! Do not shoot! For I am one of you fleshy things. It is I. Your Uncle Stan. Can't you tell by the long strips of fleshy substances covered in bodily fluids? Trust me! I have fleeeeeeeeesh."
Sweet mother of shit that ranks up there in the top 5 of most disturbing news stories I've read in the last 10 years.
Glad Courtney is alright.
Maireann croí éadrom i bhfad.
Happy he's alright.
My favorite player!
Sonicsgate: A movie about how the Sonics were stolen from Seattle.
He's got some pics up on twitter
of his vehicle
by twinkilling0303 on Jan 29, 2012 6:07 PM CST reply actions
That other guy has some major problems now because of this…
… sure glad I ain’t him right now…
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I had to stop arguing with drunks, Steeler fans, and all other fools.
It was making my brick wall jealous...
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Dedicated to the "Pride of the Steelers"
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Good think Courtney is alright
On another note,
Anyone see the Mavs – Spurs game today?
Insane game.
Oh dear Jeebus
Seriously though. That’s heavy and I’m so happy he’s alright. I would imagine he’ll be sore tomorrow in all sorts of weird places in his back. Your body clenches up something fierce when it thinks impending doom is unavoidable. Such a nightmare to be at the mercy of idiots on Houston roads (not that Dallas or Austin are any better, idiots are everywhere). I know all about it.
I hope Martin is back tomorrow so that Courtney doesn't have to play that much after this.
I actually hope they let him sit out the whole game. Even if you don’t get really hurt a wreck can still be very physically traumatic.
this just in
driver of the other car was hired by david stern to try and further fuck the rockets.
jk
in all seriousness, i’m glad lee and his passengers are ok. also, I pray that the other driver makes a full recovery and learns from this.
by HTown80 on Jan 30, 2012 12:54 AM CST via Android app reply actions 3 recs
Crazy.
Glad Lee and his passengers are okay. Driving can be dangerous, any time of day.
The bird is struggling out of the egg. The egg is the world. Whoever wants to be born, must first destroy a world.
by Stupendous Man on Jan 30, 2012 12:11 PM CST via mobile reply actions
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