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Ex-Knicks player Dean Meminger critical after fire, which may have been started by crack pipe
BY Jonathan Lemire and Kerry Burke
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS
Tuesday, November 24th 2009, 4:00 AM
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Former Knicks star Dean (The "Crack Pipe" Dream) Meminger was in critical condition Monday after a Bronx fire that investigators suspect may have been sparked by a crack pipe, FDNY sources said.
Meminger, whose son is a reporter for New York 1, was recovering in the burn unit at Jacobi Medical Center yesterday after suffering significant smoke inhalation in Sunday night's four-alarm fire.
The beloved member of the Knicks, two 1970s world championship teams was living in an SRO on Findlay Ave. in Claremont and was found unconscious near his bed after the fire ignited at 9:40 p.m., officials said.
Several crack pipes that appear to have been recently used were found inside Meminger's room and in the hallway of the small dilapidated building, according to FDNY sources.
Fire marshals are exploring whether the drug paraphernalia may have sparked the blaze, the sources said.
It was not immediately clear whether the pipes belonged to Meminger, 62. The former NCAA All-American has frequently spoken publicly about his long battle with substance abuse.
"I haven't spoken to investigators," said his son, NY1 reporter Dean Meminger Jr., when asked if the pipe belonged to his father. "I'm just concerned about his safety.
Ex-Knicks player Dean Meminger critical after fire, which may have been started by crack pipe
BY Jonathan Lemire and Kerry Burke
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS
Tuesday, November 24th 2009, 4:00 AM
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Former Knicks star Dean (The "Crack Pipe" Dream) Meminger was in critical condition Monday after a Bronx fire that investigators suspect may have been sparked by a crack pipe, FDNY sources said.
Meminger, whose son is a reporter for New York 1, was recovering in the burn unit at Jacobi Medical Center yesterday after suffering significant smoke inhalation in Sunday night's four-alarm fire.
The beloved member of the Knicks, two 1970s world championship teams was living in an SRO on Findlay Ave. in Claremont and was found unconscious near his bed after the fire ignited at 9:40 p.m., officials said.
Several crack pipes that appear to have been recently used were found inside Meminger's room and in the hallway of the small dilapidated building, according to FDNY sources.
Fire marshals are exploring whether the drug paraphernalia may have sparked the blaze, the sources said.
It was not immediately clear whether the pipes belonged to Meminger, 62. The former NCAA All-American has frequently spoken publicly about his long battle with substance abuse.
"I haven't spoken to investigators," said his son, NY1 reporter Dean Meminger Jr., when asked if the pipe belonged to his father. "I'm just concerned about his safety.