Channing Frye Writes About Health Scare, Burritos, Championship

Cavaliers forward Channing Frye wrote a piece for The Player’s Tribune, describing some of his experiences throughout his life and playing career along the journey leading up to an NBA championship.

Frye talks about his road to the NBA and his time at the University of Arizona, which led to being drafted by the dysfunctional New York Knicks.

Frye goes over his arrival to the Phoenix Suns, and telling himself, “Damn. This is what it’s like to win.”

He shares details of his personal life, including a health scare that his daughter went through at just eight weeks old, when doctors feared she would go blind.

Not long after, Frye underwent his own serious health problems, being told by doctors he had an enlarged heart and would never play basketball again.

Fortunately, Frye and his daughter both have the hearts of champions.

Frye describes his feelings when learning he would be traded to the Cavaliers from Orlando and revealed that he was nearly crying on the flight to Cleveland because he had the opportunity to play for a championship.

Throughout the article, Frye jokes about his time with the Cavaliers and put strong emphasis on how good their burritos are.

“We have to talk about the burritos. The burritos that the Cavs provide are next level.”

Frye has a great sense of humor, but he also was a great role player on the court. The forward describes his breakout game against Atlanta in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, when he scored 27 points.

“So I let it fly. The first one went in, and I said to myself, It’s your time. I went 7 for 9 from deep and we won.”

Frye closes out the article talking about the magical championship victory.

The story of Channing Frye is one of overcoming adversity and defeating the odds. His daughter, Margaux, is doing well and Frye says “her vision is great.”

Obviously Frye proved the doctors wrong after they said he would never play the game of basketball again.

Health and family are the two most important factors and it’s wonderful that the Frye family is doing so well, but the highlight of the article came at the end when Frye said the following:

“This summer, I taught (my daughter) and my son, Hendrix, “What do we call Daddy now?” They say, “Champion.”

If that doesn’t make a Cleveland sports fan smile, nothing will.

We strongly recommend that Cavs fans read the full article, which can be found here.