5/8/1993
Red Auerbach was admitted to Massachusetts General Hospital Friday night after he suffered chest pains and will undergo a catheterization procedure tomorrow morning to determine whether surgery is necessary.
The 75-year-old Celtics president felt a tightness in his chest while attending the team breakup dinner in Boston. When he returned to his apartment in the Prudential Center area, the pain returned, and he telephoned his personal physician, Roman DeSanctis of Mass. General.
"Red is resting comfortably and he will stay in the intensive care unit until we get the catheterization done on Monday morning," said DeSanctis.
"He did not have a heart attack, but after he called me Friday night and explained what happened to him, I thought it best to bring him into the hospital."
The Auerbach situation extends the Celtics' season of turbulence even after their elimination from the playoffs. It comes on the heels of Reggie Lewis' hospitalization for cardiac abnormalities after he collapsed on the court during a game, which was followed by Kevin McHale's retirement announcement. Earlier in the season, there was controversy surrounding Marcus Webb's alleged confrontation with police, an incident that has never been proven to have occurred, plus the rookie's later arrest on a rape charge; Robert Parish's arrest for marijuana possession; and Sherman Douglas' sudden hiatus from the club after removing his shoes during a game and refusing to return to action..
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