TORONTO – Friday night time’s Toronto Raptors sport was notable for who wasn’t in attendance.
The Raptors’ COVID-19 scare stored “Superfan” Nav Bhatia from Toronto’s sport in opposition to the New York Knicks.
It’s the primary residence video games he’s missed for the reason that Toronto franchise joined the NBA in 1995.
Bhatia had attended Masai Ujiri’s Giants of Africa occasion on Sunday night time. On Wednesday, Ujiri, the workforce’s vice-chairman and president, introduced he’d examined optimistic for the virus.
Bhatia posted the information on his Instagram account, telling Raptors followers: “I’ve been there for you and our workforce since day 1. Tonight I want you to assist me.”
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Bhatia mentioned he’s following a Toronto Public Well being request that everybody in attendance on the Giants of Africa occasion isolate, calling it an “unimaginable occasion that adopted all protocols,” and that he wasn’t experiencing signs.
“My coronary heart is breaking proper now and all 19,800 of you within the enviornment are the one ones that may assist,” Bhatia wrote. “I want two issues from you. 1) cheer as loud as you’ll be able to for our workforce! I can be from residence yelling and screaming as effectively!
2) take excellent care of my good friend Kal Penn. I would like you all to indicate him why that is one of the best fanbase within the league and provides him lots of love tonight.”
Penn, an actor who will play the a part of Bhatia in an upcoming film in regards to the mega-fan, sat in Bhatia’s seat alongside the baseline.
The Raptors cancelled apply on Thursday in “an abudance of warning” after Ujiri’s optimistic take a look at outcome.
This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed Dec. 10, 2021.
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