Los Angeles Clippers Patrick Beverley is the third NBA player to leave the bubble this month due to a family or personal matter, according to reports.
Beverley left Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports complex in Orlando on Tuesday night due to “a personal emergency matter,” league sources told ESPN. The veteran guard said he plans to return, although it was not clear when.
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Beverley sent a cryptic message Wednesday morning of a crying emoji.
Beverley’s departure is the final blow for the Clippers, who also saw center Montrezl Harrell leave the bubble on Friday due to an “urgent family situation,” Athletic reported.
Both players join Zion Williamson of the New Orleans Pelicans, who was the first to leave the Orlando campus on Thursday. According to his team, he was attending to an “urgent family matter.”
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The three have reportedly expressed interest in returning, but with both teams’ first game scheduled for next Thursday, there are several variables that could keep them waiting.
NBA protocol requires that any player who is out of the bubble for less than a week be quarantined for four days upon return, except for a positive coronavirus test result. Any longer time out of the bubble could mean up to two weeks in quarantine.
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With no details on the situation of any player, the schedule for his return remains a mystery.
