Bautista to fake it at celeb all-star game
Jays outfielder serving as coach at festivities
Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista plans to keep things simple as a coach at the NBA all- star celebrity game on Friday in Toronto.
“Hopefully I’ ll just stand there, look halfway decent and maybe pass out some towels,” Bautista said. “I’m just going to sit there and pretend I know what’s happening.”
Joining him on the coaching staff will be Raptors allstar DeMar DeRozan, twotime NBA MVP Steve Nash and Toronto rapper Drake. Actor Kevin Hart will handle head coach duties for the American team.
Bautista played a little bit of basketball as a youngster.
“I’m a fan because mostly I can’t do what those guys can,” he said. “It’s pretty cool to see and watch their talent level. I’m a big fan. I follow the ( Miami) Heat, which is probably not what most Toronto people want to hear but it is the truth. That’s about it — I wasn’t very good at it when I played.”
The Canadian team will feature former NBA players Tracy McGrady and Rick Fox, Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler, former WNBA star Tammy Sutton- Brown, tennis player Milos Raonic, actors Kris Wu, Stephan James, Tom Cavanagh and TV personalities Drew and Jonathan Scott.
Former NBA pl ayers Chauncey Billups and Muggsy Bogues will play for the Americans along with WNBA player Elena Delle Donne, Bucks co-owner Marc Lasry, actors Jason Sudeikis, Nick Cannon, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Anthony Anderson and Bryshere Gray.