The Philadelphia Sixers are wiped out. Half of the workforce found themselves on the NBA’s COVID-19 protocol after testing positive Seth Curry. There were only nine players left to face the Denver Nuggets last Saturday. This is always one more than the minimum required. The meeting had to be played out.
Except that in reality, the Pennsylvania franchise could only count on seven pros. Indeed, Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid were eventually forfeited due to back pain and knee pain. Two injuries not reported by the Sixers in the NBA. The game took place and the Nuggets won. But on top of that, the leaders of Philly were therefore fined $ 25,000.
Accuracy may seem trivial but it is very important to the league since betting is allowed. The NBA wants each franchise to communicate about its available players. Especially since some thought that the injuries announced at the last minute looked like a way to postpone the meeting.
In fact, Ben Simmons had been in pain for several days and he also didn’t play against the Atlanta Hawks last night. But it’s still crazy that the Sixers find themselves forced to play with their water carriers – the Paul Reed, the Isaiah Joe where the Dakota Mathias – when other matches are canceled.
Two more games canceled, the NBA brings together its leaders urgently …
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