New Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault has indicated that two Oklahoma City players did not practice today due to positive COVID-19 test results, according to Joe Mussatto of the Oklahoman.
Mussatto goes on to note that the identity of those players was not divulged by Daigneault, in keeping with NBA guidelines surrounding coronavirus testing. About 11-15 players suited up today for the club’s initial training camp team practice.
That tally did not include oft-traded veteran small forward Trevor Ariza, who remains away from the team indefinitely as he attends to a family situation, Mussatto reports in a separate piece.
Ariza is focused on the same family matters that prompted him to opt out of the NBA’s Orlando restart with the Trail Blazers this summer, according to Mussatto, who adds that the Thunder were aware of Ariza’s family conflict when they traded for him.
It’s gonna be a long year, with lots of luck needed…I don’t see how they will pull this off without a bubble
After the report, the two Thunder players were traded to the local ICU for a future first round pick.
That’s actually pretty cute.
That comment deserves 2 thumbs up.
Maybe one is Frazier….so they cut him….that’d be pretty mean
Ariza should sit out like Iggy did last season before he was traded.
What’s the point of a veteran like him playing for a team like OKC?
Not everyone should be the same age.
Well it clearly worked out perfectly for Iggy last season. And he is being paid handsomely this season for being a backup who only comes in for 15 minutes a game to play good defense.