Former Butler Basketball Player Andrew Smith Told 'Death Is Imminent' By Doctors

If you’ll recall, Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens missed Thursday night’s game against the Chicago Bulls to visit with his former Butler player Andrew Smith who was battling cancer. An update on Smith’s condition was released by his wife, Samantha, on Sunday and the prognosis is not good.

“I can’t bear where we’re at and the situation we are in. I can’t comprehend how we’ve gotten to this place. I can’t wrap my head around the fact that there is nothing left to do for Andrew except tell him how much I love him, hold his hand and be with him for every second we have left together. The doctors tell me death is imminent and that Andrew is going to die from this disease. There are no treatments, no clinical trials… there is nothing left to do.”

Despite the prognosis, Samantha prays for hope and asks for continued thoughts and prayers from everyone.

“I’m sorry to have broken all of your hearts this morning. It is not lost on me how many care so deeply for Andrew. He’s an easy one to love. So again, I ask for prayers for his miraculous healing- and soon. I ask for strength and peace. I ask that you keep Andrew, myself, and our families and friends in your thoughts and prayers during this extremely difficult time. God has granted us miracles before in Andrew’s life, He has saved it once before, and we pray and plead that He does it yet again.”

RantSports sends our thoughts and prayers to Andrew and all his family and friends.