Coach Bautista flips Canada win at NBA celeb game
Jose Bautista isn't just a winner on the baseball diamond.
The Toronto Blue Jays slugger received a rousing ovation from the fans at the Air Canada Centre on Friday night when introduced as an assistant coach for the NBA celebrity game in Toronto.
@JoeyBats19
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Bautista, who joined Toronto Raptors All-Star DeMar DeRozan, former NBA MVP Steve Nash, and Drake on Canada's coaching staff, wasn't confident in his abilities to inspire greatness on the hardwood leading up to the event, but the team responded with a 74-63 victory over a U.S. squad led by comedian Kevin Hart.
What a bench! #NBAAllStarTO celeb game @SteveNash @DeMar_DeRozan @JoeyBats19 @CBCToronto photo cred @CarlyThomas25 pic.twitter.com/wn1GB2Z06I
— Natalie Kalata (@natalie_kalata) February 13, 2016
Bautista even took the time to pose with Toronto mayor John Tory prior to assuming his duties on the sidelines.
His bat flip was a lot better than mine! @JoeyBats19 @BlueJays pic.twitter.com/CibWOXDdOD
— John Tory (@JohnTory) February 12, 2016
And Tory wasn't lying about his inferior bat-flipping abilities. Here's the video evidence:
.@JohnTory 's mayoral bat flip #ComeTogether pic.twitter.com/C9XixGX85p
— NEWSTALK1010 (@newstalk1010) October 16, 2015