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The Denver Nuggets have reportedly closed their practice facilities due to positive tests for coronavirus.
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Nuggets ‘facility closed on Saturday and may reopen later this week after members of the Nuggets’ travel group heading to Orlando, Florida for the season restart gave positive for the virus.
Wojnarowski added that the “next few days of testing” will determine when the Nuggets will reopen their training facilities to players and coaches.
Branislav Jokic, the father of the Nuggets All-Star Nikola Jokic, confirmed to Nova.rs (h / t Eurohoops.net) your child is fine after being diagnosed with COVID-19: “We are all fine. Nikola is fine. A week has passed. What she had is gone. She shows no symptoms. She is with us, and everything is fine.”
Wojnarowski and Brian Windhorst reported on June 23 that Jokic, who returned to Serbia during the NBA hiatus, is expected to receive clearance. “within a week” travel to Denver
Underneath the NBA Back-to-game format, all 22 teams included in the Orlando reboot began testing for coronaviruses on June 22, and mandatory individual training is scheduled to begin on Wednesday.
The teams will travel to Orlando from July 7 to 9, and boot camps will take place from July 9 to 21 before games begin on July 30.
The Nuggets (43-22) will head to the NBA restart as number 3 in the Western Conference.
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