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Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond had an allergic reaction to avocados in Mexico City after having dinner at a restaurant where the server said there were no avocados in his dish.
However, there were avocados in his plate and Drummond got left eye inflammation. The Pistons star also says his throat closed.
“I went to a restaurant and asked for some ceviche and I know people put avocados in ceviche. I asked the lady four times and my friend knows Spanish and I had him ask her too,” Drummond told Rod Beard of The Detroit News. “She said there wasn’t any avocado in there. I said, ‘Are you sure?’ before she brought out the food.
“The food comes out and my plate is green. I asked my friend: ‘Ask her again if there’s avocado in there because my plate is green.’ I wasn’t trying to eat it if there’s avocado in there. She said no. I started devouring it and I get to almost the bottom of the plate and I see a big strip of avocado in there. Three or four minutes later, my throat starts to close, everything starts to itch, and my eyes start watering.”
Drummond played against the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday in Mexico City despite being listed as questionable. The Pistons All-Star finished with 23 points and 15 rebounds in the 122-111 loss.
The Pistons dropped to 10-15 on the season. They are in the 10th spot in the Eastern Conference standings.
