The Trail Blazers de Portland closed their sports facilities this Sunday after knowing three positive tests of covid-19 in the last four days.
The president of the Blazers, Neil Olshey, in a statement distributed by the team, reported this Sunday that the decision to close the facilities was taken “out of great caution”, in addition to having completed the tracking of possible contacts.
According to the health safety protocols that the NBA established with the start of the training camps, the Trail
Blazers they will have to do a deep cleaning before they can reopen their work sports center.
Sunday was to be the first full day of training camp for the Blazers and like the rest of the teams in the NBA they began to have players in their facilities since last week when the individual work sessions began.
The team did not say whether the positive tests involved players, staff, or some combination of the two, but the Trail Blazers will begin the preseason next Friday, in their field against the Kings from Sacramento, and that for now is still scheduled.
The Blazers they did not say how long their facilities will be closed. There was no immediate announcement on the team’s plan for training on Monday or if talks had taken place about postponing the match against the Kings.
“It is something you have to deal with,” declared the guard of the Heat of Miami and vice president of the National Association of Basketball Players, Andre Iguodala, when informed about the situation of the Blazers.
Iguodala He said you have to have confidence and hope for the best, but also be prepared for the worst and then see what happens.
The NBA issued a warning to all 30 league teams on Saturday that those who fail to abide by rules designed to minimize the spread of the coronavirus this season could face significant penalties, such as losing games or picks in the college draw.
The teams of the NBA Coronavirus testing to prepare for camp began on Nov. 24, and the league said 48 players – nearly 9% of all those tested – tested positive for covid-19.
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