Frightening photo of NBA great’s Covid-19 battle

NBA fans have serious fears after a basketball cult hero posted a concerning caption alongside his photo from an intensive care ward.

NBA great Cedric Ceballos has posted a frightening photo as he heads into an 11th day inside an intensive care unit fighting Covid-19.

The former NBA All-Star and the 1992 Slam Dunk Contest champion revealed his health battle in a Twitter post that has left NBA fans scared.

“On my 10th day in ICU, COVID-19 is officially kicking my but(t), I am asking ALL family, friends, prayer warriors healers for your prayers and well wish for my recovery,” he captioned the photo, which shows him sitting in a hospital bed wearing an oxygen mask.

“If I have done anything to you in the past, allow me to publicly apologise. My fight is not done….. Thx.”

On my 10th day in ICU, COVID-19 is officially kicking my but, I am asking ALL family, friends , prayer warriors healers for your prayers and well wish for my recovery.
If I have done and anything to you in the past , allow me to publicly apologize.
My fight is not done…..
Thx pic.twitter.com/r9QZBpfmEI

— Cedric Ceballos (@cedceballos) September 7, 2021

As reported by the New York Post, the 52-year-old played in the NBA from 1990 through 2001.

In the 1992-93 season, as a member of the Suns, Ceballos led the league in field goal percentage at 57.6 per cent and averaged over 20 points per game with the Lakers in 1994-95, earning an NBA All-Star selection.

Lakers' Cedric Ceballos scramble for a loose ball. AP Photo/Eric Draper.

Ceballos became a cult hero during his two seasons with California State University, Fullerton, before he was snapped up in the second round of the NBA Draft.

Originally published as Frightening photo of NBA great’s Covid-19 battle