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Andre Drummond had a very bad day on Thursday. Not only did his Pistons lose to the Mavericks in Mexico City, but the Pistons center was almost ruled out due to a serious allergic reaction to a, wait for it, avocado.
The reaction caused significant eye swelling to the point that the poor bastard was forced to wear sunglasses indoors to protect himself from inflammation.
Andre Drummond wore sunglasses yesterday to try to protect against some inflammation in his left eye. He is officially listed as questionable for tonight’s game against Dallas. pic.twitter.com/i72X8hCe4q
— Johnny Kane (@JohnnyKaneBSD) December 12, 2019
To add insult to injury, Kristaps Porzingis nearly sent Drummond into an early grave after the Latvian center posterized him late in the fourth quarter of a 122-111 Mavericks win. The attempted homicide was exacerbated by a stare down that amounted to cruel and unusual punishment, given Drummond’s recent handicap.
KP with the poster and stare-down on Drummond 👀 pic.twitter.com/1jUZln7pkO
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 13, 2019
Despite the obvious disrespect, the Pistons big man gracefully recognized that he was victimized by Porzingis.
@kporzee you suppose to be my mans …… you gon do me like this 😭 and stare me down ! I’ll see you soon 😅🤦🏽♂️ https://t.co/S1tWrFkKEi
— Andre Drummond (@AndreDrummond) December 13, 2019
Still here. 👀 just woke up https://t.co/b8FupIoEka
— Andre Drummond (@AndreDrummond) December 13, 2019
A true veteran move here by Drummond. Outwardly being self-depreciating is a way to control the narrative. If you’re your biggest critic, all other critiques are deemed powerless.
If it’s any consolation, Drummond can hang his hat on the fact that he had a team-high in points (23) and rebounds (15).
If just sucks that he was also victimized by the re-creation of a famous Renaissance painting.
https://twitter.com/viral_nba/status/1205359433737363457?s=20