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The Milwaukee Bucks closed their practice facilities “after receiving the results of a round of coronavirus testing on Friday,” according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Wojnarowski reported that the Bucks are expected to keep the facility closed until after they travel to Orlando, Florida on Thursday for the resumption of the 2019-20 NBA season.
ESPN Tim Bontemps presented the details of the NBA’s COVID-19 protocol to prepare for the “bubble” at Walt Disney World Resort.
The process is presented in six phases. Phase 2 began on June 23, at which time players would be screened for the coronavirus every other day. NBA announced that it had recorded nine new positive tests from 344 players from June 24 to 29 and 10 tests from 884 team staff members from June 23 to 29.
With the start of Phase 3 last Wednesday, the players had to attend individual training sessions at the facilities of their respective teams.
Wojnarowski reported on June 30 that the Denver Nuggets were closing their facilities because two members of their 35-person travel group tested positive for COVID-19. Ethan J. Skolnick The Five Reasons Sports Network reported that the Miami Heat was taking the same step after a positive test was scored.
According to Wojnarowski, the Brooklyn Nets temporarily closed their practice facilities also last month. Nets stars DeAndre Jordan and Spencer Dinwiddie confirmed they had tried positive for COVID-19.
The Bucks have the best record in the NBA (53-12) and Giannis Antetokounmpo could capture his second consecutive MVP award, making Milwaukee a top favorite to win the 2020 Finals.
Caesars Palace it lists the Bucks’ championship odds at +275 (he bets $ 100 to win $ 275), second best behind the Los Angeles Lakers (+180).
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