COVID zapped UVA hoops: I almost got taken out by blood clots Published Friday, Mar. 12, 2021, 11:07 pm Join AFP's 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP | Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes News, press releases, letters to the editor: augustafreepress2@gmail.com Front Page » Sports » Sports1 » COVID zapped UVA hoops: I almost got taken out by blood clots My weird Friday started, like a lot of yours did, with the news that Virginia was out of the 2021 ACC Tournament. Jumping ahead: I’m writing this Friday night from a hospital room, where I’m being observed overnight after doctors discovered that I had two rather impressive blood clots in my lungs.