The Covid continues to complicate debates in the NBA this season. While two Chicago Bulls matches, decimated by the virus, have been officially postponed, the protocol put in place by the League has placed several stars in isolation: James Harden or Giannis Antetokounmpo.
First of all, the Brooklyn Nets experienced a real massacre. Before the game against the Toronto Raptors (131-129), the Nets coach Steve Nash lost 7 players: Paul Millsap,LaMarcus Aldridge,James Johnson, DeAndre’ Bembry, Jevon Carter, Bruce Bowen and therefore Harden.
At the same time, the Milwaukee Bucks were also not spared. Other Antetokounmpo, Wesley Matthews and Donte DiVincenzo are also in solitary confinement. And that’s not all ! Because the Los Angeles Lakers had to cancel their training.
After Talen Horton-Tucker, Dwight Howard and Malik Monk joined him in the Covid protocol. As a reminder, to make a comeback, a vaccinated player must be absent for at least 10 days or present two negative tests in less than 24 hours.
Suffice to say that the teams concerned may have to do with the means at hand for the next matches. An increasingly complex situation for the NBA to manage …
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