The man who became an internet sensation after he badly missed a $ 1million halfcourt shot has revealed he came up short because his strength is gone due to a rare disorder that caused five of his organs to fail . Scott Park took , and missed , the halfcourt shot on Friday during halftime of the ACC Tournament semifinal between Notre Dame and Duke . A Vine capturing his failed attempt quickly began spreading on the internet . It has been viewed more than 7.6 million times , although there is no way to know how many mean comments have been made . Scott Park , 56 , took a halfcourt shot at halftime of the ACC semifinal game between Notre Dame and Duke . His attempt fell badly short of the mark and a Vine capturing the moment began spreading on the web . Park , 56 , knew the ball was n't going in when he shot it because serious medical problems have sapped his strength , but he still wanted to give it a try , according to the Sporting News . Those who laughed should n't feel too badly , though . The Navy environmental engineer does n't have a problem with all the attention the shot has gotten . He said : ' I 'm happy to be alive . I 'm happy to even have a chance to shoot for a million dollars . ' I had no illusions that ball was going in . ' In 2007 , Park had open heart surgery and was forced to go back to the hospital two days later because something was wrong . Doctors could n't figure out why , but Park 's kidney , liver , spleen , gallbladder and pancreas were shutting down . Things got so bad that one of Park 's doctors began preparing his wife Ellen for his death . Park 's wife Ellen was at the game . He has a blood disorder called catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome . Patients with CAPS like Park have a 48 per cent mortality rate , primarily due to sudden cardiac arrest . After a last-ditch effort , all of Park 's organs , except his kidney , began to respond and he was eventually diagnosed with a blood disorder called catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome ( CAPS ) . The rare disorder has only been diagnosed about 400 times . The syndrome is ' a rapidly progressive life-threatening disease that causes multiple organ thromboses and dysfunction in the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies ' , according to the Journal of Intensive Care Medicine . Patients with CAPS have a 48 per cent mortality rate , primarily due to sudden cardiac arrest . Park had two years of dialysis but was able to get a kidney transplant from someone who goes to his church . He survived becoming the first person in the world with CAPS to have successful transplant surgery of any kind . The medical miracle , who lives in Virginia Beach , Virginia , now must take 39 pills each day and get an injection of an experimental drug once every two weeks , but he 's healthy . All of that explains why the joke really was n't on Park at all . He said : 'The Lord has blessed me probably as much or more than a lot of people . ' I feel that every day . 'God has been a power in my life , and he keeps giving me miracles every day . '
Scott Park shot at halftime of ACC semifinal between Notre Dame and Duke . Attempt fell badly short and became an internet sensation due to a Vine . Park has rare blood disorder catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome . Five of his organs failed and doctors told Park 's wife Ellen he would die . He had a kidney transplant 2007 and must take 39 pills per day .