# Michael J. Fox at the NBA Finals

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-j-fox-at-the-nba-finals/180567>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 9, 2003, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-j-fox-at-the-nba-finals/180567 "2003-06-09T01:49:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2003, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-j-fox-at-the-nba-finals/180567/1 "2003-06-09T01:49:30Z")

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Michael J. Fox was interviewed at the NBA Finals courtside. Did he sound a bit off to anyone else? I mean NO DISRESPECT WHATSOEVER, but I was concerned that his Parkinson’s may have moved to a more deteriorating step, effecting his speech.

I could see it being the noise and the angle of the interviewer, but I wanted to see what others thought.

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**Author:** ![Deadmime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90ced4/32.png) [@Deadmime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deadmime)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2003, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-j-fox-at-the-nba-finals/180567/2 "2003-06-09T02:20:21Z")

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Whats really sad is he was just on Dateline a couple weeks ago, for Jane Pauley’s last interview and he really didn’t look so good, with head shaking and his eyes looking a bit bugged out. They mentioned that he really is getting a lot worse. It’s really sad.

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**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2003, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-j-fox-at-the-nba-finals/180567/3 "2003-06-09T02:26:14Z")

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I noticed the head shaking a bit as well.

Such a great actor and always seemed like a decent guy.

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**Author:** ![HelloKitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecccb3/32.png) [@HelloKitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HelloKitty)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2003, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-j-fox-at-the-nba-finals/180567/4 "2003-06-09T02:41:42Z")

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We were just talking about him here.

While it’s sad, I also think he has alot of guts. It must really take it out of him to be in public like that, not to mention doing a candid live mini-interview with Stuart Scott!

I agree…you could tell he looked different and it seems the disease is starting to take more of a toll, more tremors and shakiness. But give him props for being out in public enjoying life.

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**Author:** ![green\_bladder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@green\_bladder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green_bladder)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2003, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-j-fox-at-the-nba-finals/180567/5 "2003-06-09T02:58:12Z")

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Definitely thought he sounded a bit off. The last time I saw him was season one or season two of _Spin City_. It really is very sad. Such a great talent.