Happy National High Five Day? Actually, it’s the grimmest of times for perhaps the country’s favored form of celebration.
What’s become a joyous, reflex action for athletes and non-athletes alike over the past four decades — even subconsciously filtering into our everyday lives — now appears to be on life support.
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Today was supposed to be another pleasant reminder of the high five’s origins, when legendary ex-Berkeley High star Glenn Burke’s exuberance with the Dodgers in 1977 led to the first known version of the over-the-top slapping of hands.
But with COVID-19 still ravaging, it’s time to ask the unpleasant question: Should we socially distance ourselves from the high five?