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by okaramian 1547 days ago
I think this post lacks an understanding of heart conditions. You can have an enlarged heart or other heart issues and still be a professional athlete. Ask Reggie Lewis. It took Jason Tatum many months to get back to some kind of playing condition after he contracted Covid, etc.

https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/celtics/celtics-star-jayson...
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thelettere 1547 days ago
Yeah and he just won eastern conference player of the month. Article makes it sound like he's at risk of any game now dropping down with a heart attack, which on the face of it is ridiculous.

Exceptions do not contradict the rule - athletes in high demanding sports rarely have heart problems, and the idea that they are at equal risk than the gen pop is laughable.

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alwillis 1547 days ago
But he only got back to being his pre-COVID self the last couple of months. Prior to that, he wasn't playing that well at all.

As a long time Celtics fan, there were games when he was close to normal and many other games where he just looked out of it.

Bottom line: he didn't just bounce back immediately after having Covid.

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thelettere 1547 days ago
The article is about "one year later" - not "immediately after".
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