ESPN soccer analyst Shaka Hislop collapsed during a live broadcast on Sunday night but is currently recovering.
While discussing AC Milan’s friendly with Real Madrid on the field at the Rose Bowl with co-host Dan Thomas, 54-year-old Hislop suddenly fell forward.
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A surprised Thomas screamed, “Shak! Shak! We need some help. We need medical!”
The broadcast cut to commercial as medical personnel attended to him.
Thomas updated via tweets – “Obviously far too early to make any sort of diagnosis, but the important thing is, that Shaka’s conscious and we spoke to his family as well, because you imagine seeing that happen live. We spoke to his wife and things are looking OK.”
It is important to note that temperatures in Pasadena, California, reached 91 degrees on Sunday.
On Monday, Hislop shared his as thanks for the support he received from friends and family and would be seeking medical advice from his doctor.
“Well, that was awkward. What a 24 hours this has been,” Hislop began in a video statement on Monday. “That was big. Every so often life gives you moments to pause and this was mine. There is so much I have to be thankful for, my wife, kids, family, friends, for people I’ve shared a space with over the years.”
“To all those that I’ve lost touch with over the years that have reached out either directly or indirectly, thank you. My response now has to be to seek out the best medical opinion I can get and listen to what my doctor has to say.”
“In closing, I’d like to say thanks to Dan and the ESPN family, the camera operators, the medical staff at the Rose Bowl, and all those that responded in the way they did and afforded me the care that I got” Hislop added. “Thank you.”
Hislop had a long career as a goalkeeper in England, playing for West Ham, Newcastle and Portsmouth as well as the Trinidad and Tobago national team. He joined ESPN as an analyst in 2008 and is a regular contributor for ESPN FC.
He has five children with his wife Desha.
