Former NBA player Eddy Curry has had some unbelievable events occur during his life, with the balancing between the good and the bad. However, his trade from the Chicago Bulls to the New York Knicks back in 2005 due to the fear of potential heart issues exposed a more significant problem in the NBA and a precedent Curry didn’t want to start.

While Curry’s career hung in the balance, the situation evolved into one potentially affecting the livelihood of the NBA’s most valuable commodity: Black men.

The Bulls offered him $400K annually for 50 years if he took a DNA test that showed he was more likely to develop heart problems. However, Curry explained how his agent at the time showed him the negative precedent he would set for future Black players.

The 7-foot former McDonald’s All-American entered the NBA draft and was taken by the Chicago Bulls straight out of high school with the fourth overall pick in the 2001 NBA draft. After becoming a leading scorer on the Bulls, making the playoffs in the 2004-05 season, Curry was derailed after complaining of an irregular heartbeat.

“I was never short of breath; I was never faint, I felt completely normal. I just had this extra beat,” Curry said to VladTV. “I went straight to Rush Hospital in Chicago, and they had me scheduled to go inside my arteries through my groin to find out where it was from. When they were prepping me for the procedure,…