{"id":14725,"date":"2020-05-23T08:22:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-23T12:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=14725"},"modified":"2020-05-23T09:23:17","modified_gmt":"2020-05-23T13:23:17","slug":"knicks-great-patrick-ewing-confirms-he-tested-positive-for-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=14725","title":{"rendered":"Knicks-Great Patrick Ewing Confirms He Tested Positive For Coronavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ewing.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ewing.png 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ewing-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Basketball great Patrick Ewing is self-isolating in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>An 11-time NBA All-Star, Ewing also collected two Olympic golds, the second of which came when he was part of the United States\u2019 1992 squad, dubbed the \u2018Dream Team\u2019 because of the inclusion of so many all-time greats.<\/p>\n<p>Ewing discusses the topic as he features in the highly-popular documentary series \u2018The Last Dance\u2019, chronicling Michael Jordan\u2019s time with the Chicago Bulls and their attempt to win a sixth NBA title during the 1997-98 season.<\/p>\n<p>Ewing spent 17 seasons in the NBA and all but two of those with the New York Knicks, who he helped to the Eastern Conference title in 1994 and 1999.<\/p>\n<p>The 57-year-old said on Twitter: \u201cI want to share that I have tested positive for COVID-19. This virus is serious and should not be taken lightly. I want to encourage everyone to stay safe and take care of yourselves and your loved ones.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After bringing an end to his playing career in 2002, Ewing had spells as an assistant coach with the Washington Wizards, Houston Rockets, Orlando Magic and Charlotte Hornets.<\/p>\n<p>He is currently head coach of Georgetown, the college side he represented early on in his playing days and with whom won a host of awards before transitioning into the NBA.<\/p>\n<p>Georgetown said in a statement: \u201cEwing is under care and isolated at a local hospital. He is the only member of the Georgetown men\u2019s basketball program to have tested positive for the virus.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-14725\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=14725&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-14725\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=14725&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-14725\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=14725&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=14725\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Basketball great Patrick Ewing is self-isolating in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus. 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