Exactly one month before announcing that he tested positive for COVID-19, Russell Westbrook It was hanging by the pool at Encore Beach Club in Wynn Las Vegas.
Westbrook was with a group of friends, including the former NFL running back. Reggie Bushfashion jewelry box Greg And one, bodybuilders and trainers Mike Rashid and Valeriu Guto and host of the Wynn club Jai Shaun White at the open-air disco on June 13.
The group posed for a photo in one of the VIP bungalows in the party space.
Westbrook, a superstar of the Houston Rockets, would join the team in Orlando when he posted on Monday about his positive test:
“Currently I feel good, in quarantine and wanting to meet my colleagues when it is clear. Thank you all for the good wishes and continued support. Please take this virus seriously. Take care. Mask! #Why not.”
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– Russell Westbrook (@ russwest44) July 13, 2020
None of the other members of Westbrook’s group at the Wynn have posted or announced if they have tested positive for COVID. His arrival at the Wynn was the first weekend after the hotel opened, when the use of face covers was encouraged, but not required.
In response to a question asking if Westbrook had contracted the virus at the hotel, Wynn Las Vegas referred to the company’s policy that it does not disclose personal information about guests. In general, the statement said:
“Any guest diagnosed with COVID-19 while visiting the resort is reported to the Southern Nevada Health District, which tracks community contacts. Our internal contact tracking determines who the guest has had contact with at the resort and what areas they visited; the relevant contacts are informed for the tests and the areas visited are completely disinfected.
“The guest is asked to leave the resort to receive medical attention; Clark County has designated quarantine accommodations if the guest requires them. For hotel guests, a professional cleaning company disinfects the room. As a preventive measure, all guests undergo a temperature test upon entering the resort, are offered hand sanitizer and, by order of the Governor on June 24, are required to cover their faces. ”
The 2019-20 NBA season will restart on July 31 at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, with players quarantined in a “bubble” for security reasons. The season was suspended on March 11.
Westbrook, fellow superstar James Harden and new acquisition of Rocket Luc Mbah they are among the players who have not yet arrived in Orlando. Harden’s absence is not explained, although the head coach Mike D’Antoni He said the players have been working on their own.
As part of the NBA’s “bubble” COVID protocol, all players must be quarantined in their rooms for 48 hours after arrival before practicing with their teammates.
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