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Kawhi Leonard, quarantined after arriving in Orlando

Kawhi Leonard is in Orlando, Florida, undergoing quarantine protocol before joining LA Clippers.

Coach Doc Rivers confirmed on Saturday that the star forward reached the Walt Disney World Resort as expected after he was excused to attend to a family matter.

“He is here, following protocol,” Rivers said. Leonard will be in quarantine for 48 hours.

The Clippers closed their training facilities as a precaution after there was a positive coronavirus test among their travel group, reported Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.

Rivers said the Clippers’ players in Orlando are healthy, including Leonard. And that was something he couldn’t say for much of the season. Leonard has handled a knee problem most of the time, and Paul George made his way through the season while recovering from a couple of shoulder surgeries.

George said he is 100 percent and that the Clippers benefited from the four-month hiatus amid the coronavirus pandemic.

“The boys weren’t as healthy at training camp earlier this year. Now we have George and Kawhi healthy. We have no injuries,” he said.

The Clippers (44-20) had their second practice on Saturday. Guard Lou Williams said the Clippers held a team vote on whether to even go to Orlando and participate in the NBA restart.

Williams was “50-50” on whether to play again because he, like other players in the league, feared the games could distract protests across the country against social injustice and police brutality. Williams expressed concern that the league could promote the ‘Black Lives Matter’ and continue the momentum the movement had.

“We spoke as a team and decided that our decision would be up to everyone or nobody,” Williams said. “And so, once we sat down, we decided to vote and we simply had more things in common and decided that we were going to come as a group. So I am part of the group,” he added.

Rivers revealed that the organization “pressured” the players to talk about going back to play so they had the “right mindset” and also the ability to express what they believe while in Orlando.

The coach of the Los Angeles team, in addition, spoke passionately during his Zoom session with reporters about Senator Josh Hawley, from Missouri.

Hawley sent a letter to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver about the league’s social justice messages on the uniforms.

“They always try to turn it into the Army or the Police,” Rivers said. “There is no league that does more for the military than the NBA. But what about that senator? I’m going to do a challenge. We will do things for the troops as long as the ‘Black Lives Matter’ is recognized. I think that It would be really cool for me to do it, “he added.

“It’s funny, every time we talk about justice, people try to change the message,” Rivers continued. “Colin Kaepernick kneels down, it had nothing to do with the troops. It had to do with social injustice. And everyone tries to change the narrative. How about we stick to what we’re talking about and deal with it instead of trying to fool us? How about being real? “

“I guarantee that we have done more for the military than that senator probably. And I guarantee this, we are going to do things for African-Americans,” he said.

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