Ronny Turiaf's Message From the Heart

by Matt SteinmetzFiled under: WarriorsIt's not hard for Warriors center Ronny Turiaf to make an impact in an NBA game. Whether it's making a big-time block at the rim or taking a hard foul to prevent a bucket, Turiaf is pretty good at sending a message.Well, Turiaf is trying to send another kind of message these days, this one about the important of heart health. That message is proving a little more difficult to send.Turiaf held a conference call this week to announce that his foundation, The Ronny Turiaf Heart 2 Heart Foundation, is teaming with the American Society of Echocardiography to try to make more people aware of the echocardiogram - a heart ultrasound - which likely saved Turiaf's life.Ronny Turiaf's Message From the Heart originally appeared on Fanhouse NBA Blog on Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:20:00 EDT . Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments