Police report released in Isiah incident, says victim stopped breathing

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- A newly released police report indicates the man found on Isiah Thomas' kitchen floor after an apparent overdose on sleeping pills had stopped breathing.

The patient's name is redacted from the Town of Harrison report, which was released Thursday night under a Freedom of Information request from the Associated Press.

In the report, a police officer says he went to Thomas' home in the Purchase section of Harrison around midnight Oct. 23 in response to a report of "(blank) not breathing." It does not say who made the report.

"Upon my arrival I assisted (another officer) who was administering O2 to (blank) lying on the kitchen floor," the report said.

It does not say who made the call.

Authorities have not publicly identified Thomas as the accidental overdose victim, but a person familiar with the case, speaking on condition of anonymity because the police report had not been released, confirmed to the AP that it was Thomas. A call to the person seeking comment after the police report was released was not immediately returned.

The report also says the patient was taken to White Plains Hospital and that someone gave "a witness deposition" about the episode.

The town of Harrison cited "unwanted invasion of personal privacy" as the reason for redacting the names from the police report.

As a player, Thomas won NBA titles with the Detroit Pistons in 1989 and 1990. He coached the Indiana Pacers to the playoffs three times and joined the Knicks as the team president in 2003 and became coach in 2006.

He was fired as Knicks coach in April after a season of dreadful basketball, a tawdry sexual harassment lawsuit and unending chants from fans demanding his dismissal. Still, he was retained by the organization as an adviser and consultant.