Former all-star with COVID out of hospital

Former NBA All-Star Cedric Ceballos is out of the hospital after a battle with COVID-19.

He announced his diagnosis on Sept. 7, and shared a few updates from the hospital since then, including his stay in the intensive care unit. On Tuesday, Ceballos had good news.

“After 20 straight days on death row, through his grace and your well wishes and prayers, I AM HOME,” he posted to Instagram. “I cannot thank each and every one of you enough for your help.”

He also credited the doctors and nurses who treated him, saying they “did a great job especially in my darkest days, when I needed that extra push.”

Ceballos, 52, played in the NBA from 1990 through 2001 and is perhaps best known for winning the 1992 Slam Dunk Contest with a blindfolded dunk.