Here's something you don't hear everyday: Detroit Pistons big man Andre Drummond is listed as questionable for his team's game against the Houston Rockets on Saturday due to an avocado-induced eye infection, according to Rod Beard of The Detroit News.
Apparently, Drummond had an allergic reaction to a dish he ate in Mexico that contained a food he does not do well with: avocado.
“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 said, per Beard. “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 and the Pistons were preparing for their Thursday night matchup with the Dallas Mavericks in Mexico City, a game that Drummond almost missed because of the incident.
However, the center played and posted 23 points and 15 rebounds in a 122-111 loss.
It was the latest strong performance in what has been a season full of them for Drummond, as he is averaging 17.7 points, 16.6 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 1.8 blocks and 1.7 steals over 33.8 minutes per game while shooting 54.6 percent from the floor and 63.2 percent from the free-throw line.
The 26-year-old is in the final year of his deal.
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