Serbe Ibaka is a lucky man.
On Monday, the Utah Jazz and Toronto raptors played each other, so all members of the raptors had to get tested for the coronavirus after Rudy Gobert became the first major athlete in the USA to contract it.
During that game, the Raptors big man could be seen kissing the basketball right after Rudy Gobert drained a free throw.
Days later, Ibaka’s coronavirus test came back negative.
It looks like all players on the Raptors are in the clear:
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He should probably stop the ritual of kissing the ball, not because of the coronavirus thing, but because it’s quite disgusting.