Smash champ flouts covid protocols while seriously ill
In early July, Juan “Hungrybox” Debiedma was either sick with covid-19 or an infection. While an at-home test turned up negative, he wasn’t completely sure what was going on when he played in person at a Smash Bros. tournament without a mask while coughing up a storm. He later disqualified himself “for safety” after people started freaking out.
“I hate just saying words and pretending that solves everything,” the Jigglypuff main wrote on Twitter. “It doesn’t. So let my next actions speak for themselves. I’m sorry and I will be better.” The Double Down tournament’s official venue rules required everyone to mask up at all times and stay home if they were feeling ill.
