Is the handshake in sports going, going, gone?
Amid COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Anthony Fauci’s recommendation is to never shake hands again
University of Memphis head coach Penny Hardaway shakes hands with a University of Connecticut coach after his Tigers beat the Huskies 78-71 Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian file)
The handshake is a time-honored tradition in sports (mostly), but Dr. Anthony Fauci's suggestion that we never shake hands again could change this ritual of sportsmanship at every level and, in turn, the way competitors view the games and one another.
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Don Wade has been a Memphis journalist since 1998 and he has won awards for both his sports and news/feature writing. He is originally from Kansas City and is married with three sons.
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