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Jaworski recovering from pneumonia, tests negative for coronavirus

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<p>MANILA -- PBA icon Robert Jaworski is recovering from an illness after catching pneumonia last year, his family said.</p><p>In an official statement posted on Jaworski&#x27;s Facebook page, the family revealed that the basketball legend had difficulty &quot;regaining his health, weight, and normal well-being&quot; due to a blood ailment discovered back in 2016.</p><p>Jaworski, best known for his role as Barangay Ginebra&#x27;s feisty playing coach in the &#x27;80s and early &#x27;90s, had just turned 75 last March 8.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/sports/03/19/statement-jaworski.jpg"/></figure></div><p>&quot;Last year, he was hospitalized due to a bout with pneumonia. He, however, tested negative for COVID-19. Due to a non-life threatening blood abnormality that was discovered by his doctors in 2016, former senator Jaworski has experienced difficulty in regaining strength, weight and normal well-being,&quot; said the family.</p><p>&quot;Despite this, his is making good progress and is slowly moving forward.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/03/12/21/jaworski-barca-legend-paulino-alcantara-headline-ph-sports-hall-of-fame-inductees">Jaworski, Barca legend Paulino Alcantara headline PH sports hall of fame inductees</a></li></ul><p>No local basketball player has caught the imagination of Filipino fans more than Jaworski.</p><p>It was the &quot;Big J,&quot; who first instilled the &quot;never say die&quot; spirit in Ginebra, a phenomenon very much alive in the Gin Kings up to this day.</p><p>Jaworski recently topped the latest list of the 10 outstanding athletes, together with the late Fil-Spanish footballer Paulino Alcantara, who will be enshrined next month in the Philippine Sports Hall of Fame.</p><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1643215" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>PBA icon Robert Jaworski is recovering from an illness after catching pneumonia last year, his family said.</p>

PBA icon Robert Jaworski is recovering from an illness after catching pneumonia last year, his family said.