Warriors, Wizards have players with Covid-19 as open NBA camps – Manila Bulletin

Two players from the Golden State Warriors and another from the Washington Wizards tested positive for Covid-19, NBA clubs announced Tuesday as 2020-21 preseason individual workouts began.

Warriors general manager Bob Myers said his club delayed the start of individual player workouts until Wednesday, with group sessions beginning next week.

Wizards coach Scott Brooks said an unidentified player on his list tested positive and will not be able to participate in training camp this week.

The NBA’s health and safety protocol says that any player who tests positive, even if showing no symptoms of the virus, must wait 10 days or test negative twice at least 24 hours apart and then be monitored in individual workouts for two. more days before you can go back to the club.

Solo workouts run through Saturday with five days of group workouts starting Sunday before NBA preseason games begin on December 11 and the regular season begins on December 22.

Among those who started work Tuesday were the Brooklyn Nets, with Kyrie Irving and the injured Kevin Durant set to take the court together for the first time later this month.

Durant, a two-time NBA Finals MVP and 2014 NBA Most Valuable Player, has been recovering from the Achilles injury he suffered in the 2019 NBA Finals playing for the Warriors, while Irving he played just 20 games last season before a right shoulder injury ended his career. season.

New Nets coach Steve Nash said the pair were “healthy, fit and looking great,” but how they will be used in preseason games remains to be determined.

Durant said he feels “good” and has worked with Irving up to five times a week to prepare for the season.

“I’m excited for the first day and to get back in my practice jersey,” Durant said. “It was a great feeling.”