Former Knicks coach Isiah Thomas was taken to the hospital early this morning because he overdosed on sleeping pills at his Westchester home, authorities said.
When reached on his cell phone today, Thomas, 47, denied those claims and inexplicably insisted that it was his 17-year-old daughter Lauren who was the one having an issue but it “wasn’t an overdose.”
“My daughter is very down right now. None of us are OK,” he told The Post.
Thomas said there was an “incident” that occurred Thursday at Rye Country Day school – where the 6-foot tall senior also plays hoops.” He oddly wouldn’t be more specific and told a reporter to call the school to see if they would give details.
Harrison police, however, confirmed it was Thomas who was the one taken to White Plains Hospital Center after cops and an ambulance were summoned to his Purchase home after midnight following a 911 call.
Barry Watkins, a spokesman for Madison Square Garden, declined to comment, only to say, “Isiah is fine.”
He said the incident was a family matter, without elaborating.
Thomas bought a home in the quiet and upscale enclave – about 30 miles from Manhattan – four years ago for a whopping $4.075 million.
In 2006, the NBA legend’s reputation hit the skids when Anucha Browne Sanders, a team executive, filed a sexual harrassment suit against him and The Garden.
A Manhattan jury ruled in October 2007 that Thomas had sexually-harrassed Sanders and ordered The Garden to pay her $11.6 million.
Thomas, who was fired as Knicks president and coach last April 18, remains employed by the team as a consultant and scout.
During the four seasons Thomas was at then helm, the Knicks never won more than 33 games. He was 56-108 in two seasons as head coach.