Former Laker Cedric Ceballos in ICU with COVID-19

Former Lakers and Cal State Fullerton standout Cedric Ceballos announced Tuesday that he has been hospitalized with COVID-19 for more than every week.

"On my tenth day in ICU, COVID-19 is officially kicking my but, i am asking ALL family, chums , prayer warriors healers on your prayers and smartly wish for my recuperation," Ceballos stated on Twitter.

The tweet blanketed a photograph of Ceballos in a hospital mattress, curiously alert, with an oxygen masks masking his nose and mouth.

"If I have carried out and anything to you in the past, enable me to publicly express regret," Ceballos wrote. "My fight isn't done….. Thx."

In an Aug. 27 Instagram submit, Ceballos, 52, observed he had needed to delay a meet-and-greet and golf tournament as a result of he had established wonderful for the coronavirus. at the time, he spoke of he became resting at home after a stint in the hospital.

"confidently i will get back to the best of fitness and short restoration," he mentioned within the submit.

Rodney Gee, Ceballos' longtime enterprise manager, released an announcement Tuesday:

"because the nation has needed to deal with the gigantic adjustments and hazards associated with COVID-19, our client Cedric Ceballos is adjusting amid his own advantageous consequences. healing and continuing to rest, his main difficulty has been the neatly-being of family, friends, and any one that he may additionally have are available in contact with all over his non-symptomatic duration.

"… Cedric is resting and specializing in moving into superior health so he can return to enterprise as usual. We admire the prayers and the outpouring of support all over this problematic time."

Ceballos spent 11 seasons in the NBA with 5 teams, most certainly the Lakers (three seasons) and the Phoenix Suns (six seasons), in the early and mid-Nineties. He also performed for the Dallas Mavericks, Detroit Pistons and Miami heat and averaged 14.three features and 5.3 rebounds in 609 profession games.

He was a key member of the Suns' 1993 Finals crew, averaging 12.8 features and 5.5 rebounds. Ceballos injured his knee towards Seattle within the Western conference finals and missed the Finals collection in opposition t the Chicago Bulls.

Ceballos averaged 21.7 facets and eight rebounds for the Lakers all over the 1994-95 season. He changed into named to the All-big name team but didn't play on account of an injury. universal for his leaping potential, Ceballos also gained the 1992 All-famous person Slam Dunk contest with a memorable dunk while wearing a blindfold.

He played two seasons at Fullerton and became chosen within the 2nd circular of the 1990 draft by means of the Suns.

In 2011, whereas taking part in for the American Basketball association's Arizona Scorpions, a group he co-owned on the time, Ceballos reportedly suffered a number of small heart assaults. He underwent surgery to open a pair of blocked arteries and made a a success restoration, which he credited partially to having misplaced weight while getting ready to play again.

"Let's all maintain (Ceballos) in our thoughts," Lakers owner Jeanie Buss tweeted. "Cedric — keep up the combat!"

"live robust, Ced!" the Suns tweeted Tuesday. "Our recommendations and prayers are with you."

simply remaining week, boxer Oscar De La Hoya needed to cancel a comeback combat in opposition t former UFC champion Vitor Belfort because he was hospitalized after contracting a leap forward case of COVID.