From the NY Times:

SPORTS PEOPLE: PRO BASKETBALL;
False-Alarm Apology

Published: March 16, 1990
LEAD: Mike Abdenour, trainer for the Detroit Pistons, apologized to authorities in Auburn Hills, Mich., yesterday after pleading no contest in District Court to a misdemeanor charge stemming from a false emergency report. Abdenour conceded having a call placed March 6 to the city's 911 emergency number to report that a Detroit player had collapsed during practice.

Mike Abdenour, trainer for the Detroit Pistons, apologized to authorities in Auburn Hills, Mich., yesterday after pleading no contest in District Court to a misdemeanor charge stemming from a false emergency report. Abdenour conceded having a call placed March 6 to the city's 911 emergency number to report that a Detroit player had collapsed during practice. He said he wanted to test the emergency crews' response time in light of the death of Hank Gathers of Loyola Marymount. (AP)

This is a very old article but I thought it was pretty funny!

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