The NBA is investigating what LA Clippers shooting guard Lou Williams did during an excused absence from the Orlando, Florida campus to assess the length of his new quarantine process, multiple sources told ESPN on Saturday.
Williams was photographed at the Atlanta Gentlemen’s Club on Thursday night by rapper Jack Harlow, who quickly deleted the post from his Instagram story. Harlow tweeted Friday: “That was an old photo of me and Lou. I just remembered why I miss him.”
In the photograph, Williams was holding a drink and wearing an NBA mask on the Orlando campus.
Sources told ESPN that Williams, 33, was interviewed by NBA security about his whereabouts while he was off campus, and told them that he went to the Magic City Gentlemen’s Club in Atlanta for a short time on Thursday. at night, but there were no artists present while he was there.
According to sources, Williams told NBA investigators that he attended a visit for Paul G. Williams, which ended around 6 p.m. Thursday, and then went to Magic City for dinner. Sources said Paul Williams is the father of a close family friend. Williams tweeted a photo of Paul Williams on Friday, along with the caption “Long Live Pops.”
On Saturday, Lou Williams wrote in a tweet: “Ask any of my roommates what my favorite restaurant in Atlanta is. There is no one partying. Relax hahaha. #Maskon #inandout.”
According to NBA policy, Williams was screened for the coronavirus every day he was off campus, a source told ESPN. Players are subject to a minimum quarantine of four days when they leave campus with an excused absence.
However, that re-quarantine time could be extended up to 10 days if recommended by outside league infectious disease specialists.
ESPN’s Zach Lowe recently reported that for Los Angeles Lakers guard Alex Caruso, who was weighing whether to attend his sister’s 100-person wedding in Texas, the re-quarantine process would likely have been 10 or even 14 days due to high risk nature. of the event.
Clippers coach Doc Rivers was asked about Williams’ photos and his journey after leaving Orlando.
“I can’t share much with his trip. I wasn’t on that trip with him,” Rivers said before the Clippers’ game on Saturday. “But he’s back here, I can tell you that. You know, obviously those [pictures] It came out, and that’s something we obviously don’t enjoy seeing or liking. “
Williams joined Montrezl Harrell and Patrick Beverley as Clippers, who have been excused to leave the Orlando campus to attend to family matters last week.
In addition to missing those three key players, the Clippers have not had Ivica Zubac and Landry Shamet available in Orlando. Zubac shared a photo of being at the Walt Disney World resort on Instagram on Saturday morning and Shamet posted photos on Instagram of traveling in a private plane on Saturday.
Rivers said he is not sure he will have his full roster available for the Clippers’ first game in the NBA restart against the Lakers on Thursday.
“I don’t know, honestly,” Rivers said. “I guess I would hesitate but I have no idea.”
ESPN’s Ohm Youngmisuk contributed to this report.
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