The NBA 2021-22 season continues to advance and sadly, COVID continues to find its way into the Great League. A new player from the Bulls has just integrated the health protocol while LeBron James – who has just come out of it – expressed his frustration with his last days away from the courts. Come on, let’s make a quick point.
No booster dose = tests on match days
Increasingly, the NBA is recommending that vaccinated players receive a booster dose to decrease the chances of catching COVID. And now, the Great League is putting in place certain provisions to encourage them to take the plunge. According to Shams Charania from The Athletic, players who have not received their booster dose will have to go through the test box on match days. A provision that will take effect in a fortnight, from next December 17. Shams adds that this also applies to team members, who will no longer be able to be in contact with the players and travel with the group without a booster dose.
Sources: Beginning Dec. 17, NBA players who have not received booster COVID-19 dose will be subject to game day testing. Also on Dec. 17, team personnel who have yet to receive booster are no longer permitted to interact with players, travel with team or continue as Tier 1.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) December 4, 2021
Javonte Green in turn in the COVID protocol
While Coby White finds himself in the COVID protocol and Nikola Vucevic got out of it not too long ago, another Bulls member has just entered. Her name ? Javonte Green. The news was announced by Rob Schaefer of NBC Sports Chicago. Javonte should thus be away from the team for a good ten days and miss four or five games. Holder during the last five outings of Chicago, Green now replaces Pat Williams, absent for several months because of a wound on the wrist. The Taurus’ energy and defense may be lacking in the days to come.
Javonte Green has entered health and safety protocols, per injury report. Out vs. Nets
— Rob Schaefer (@rob_schaef) December 3, 2021
LeBron James “confused, frustrated, pissed off”
Placed in the COVID protocol before the game in Sacramento earlier this week and then released only two days later, LeBron James spoke for the first time (the tweet with the fish emoji, sorry that doesn’t count) following his fake test positive after the Los Angeles derby last night. And obviously, he didn’t really like the way it was all handled by the League.
“I was confused, frustrated, pissed off. I couldn’t do anything but stay home until yesterday afternoon at 4 p.m. when I was allowed out [du protocole, ndlr.]. […] I knew I was going to be given the green light because I didn’t feel sick at all. I know you can be asymptomatic, but hey, if my test was positive, then what does that mean? I think it was really mismanaged. “
When LeBron says it was mismanaged, he notably points to the fact that his positive test would never have been confirmed until he was placed in solitary confinement.
“What frustrated me was that I first tested negative, and the second test was positive. Usually when you test positive you get tested again right away to be sure. But that was not the case. I was immediately placed in solitary confinement and in protocol. “
“Confused, frustrated, angry…I knew I was going to get cleared. I thought it was handled very poorly.” LeBron James with @LakersReporter on being in health and safety protocols the last few days. #LakeShow pic.twitter.com/NemhzyzJ5k
— Spectrum SportsNet (@SpectrumSN) December 4, 2021
????Something is REAL ???? ???? ???? ???????? going on
– LeBron James (@KingJames) December 1, 2021
So much for the latest COVID sponsored news. We hope to have to make fewer and fewer points on the virus but it has obviously not yet decided to leave us alone.
Sources texte : The Athletic, NBC Sports Chicago, Spectrum SportsNet
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