Dwayne Schintzius, the former Net and Celtic from the 1990s, is back in his native Florida battling for his life against leukemia.
Schintzius, 41, had a bone marrow transplant about three weeks ago with marrow donated from his brother, Travis. At the time the prognosis seemed encouraging for the former Brandon High star...
But his condition apparently has not significantly improved.
“Since that time, things have changed,” said Myrna Stall, Dwayne Schintzius’ aunt. “The situation is not good. I can tell you that.”
Schintzius was an All-America center at Florida who played eight seasons in the NBA in the 1990s and was the quintessential journeyman, being with five teams in those eight years. He spent three seasons in New Jersey and started 11 games for the Nets in the 1994-95 season.
He was diagnosed in November. His family is with him in the hospital. We wish him and his family the best in these trying times. (Hat tip to The Big Lead.)