Toronto Raptors star Fred VanVleet recently described his experience with the coronavirus, saying he “wouldn’t wish it on anybody.”
- “I wouldn’t wish it on anybody,” he told NBA.com. “But I’m here, I’m alive, I’m breathing and I know there’s a lot of people that didn’t make it through COVID. So, my thoughts and my heart are with the families and people that’s been affected by this thing that wasn’t as fortunate as I was — as I am.”
VanVleet said he suffered from aches and fever during his coronavirus infection. He called the experience “pretty rough.”
- “At that point, it was just a matter of trying to get somewhere and get isolated and get away from my kids and my girl and my family,” he said, according to Fox News. “I hunkered down. I had it. I had symptoms, a few days of symptoms. It was pretty rough, a few of those days.”
After becoming symptom-free, VanVleet said he passed the time by playing “a lot of video games,” watching TV and spending time on social media, according to CBS Sports.
VanVleet missed three weeks with the Raptors because of the team’s COVID-19 outbreak. Other players — Pascal Siakam, Malachi Flynn and Patrick McCaw — also missed time with the team because of contact tracing, per ESPN.
VanVleet is listed as doubtful for Wednesday night’s game against the Detroit Pistons. He’s likely to return on Friday night in a game against the Utah Jazz, according to CBS Sports.