Celtics swingman Josh Richardson and Hornets swingman Cody Martin have entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols, the teams announced (Twitter links).
Richardson, 28, exited the league’s protocols just under a week ago. Boston now has seven players in protocols ahead of Monday’s game against Philadelphia, plus Jayson Tatum (left ankle sprain), Romeo Langford (neck pain) and Dennis Schroder (illness) on the injury report as questionable.
Martin, 26, will enter protocols for the first time this season. His brother, Caleb, is going through the same situation with the Heat, though it’s unclear if this is related to Cody’s addition.
Richardson has provided two-way production for Boston this season, averaging 10.7 points in 25.2 minutes per game this season. Martin has done much of the same for Charlotte, though the third-year player is shooting a scorching 51% from three-point range.
Richardson and Martin are part of a growing list of players who are in the NBA’s protocols. Over a dozen players were placed on Sunday, while five game postponements were announced.
NBA should just suspend all play until this settles down!
Agreed. Even if it’s a 5 day pause. Get everyone tested and get a better understanding of where everybody is at. This is getting silly- people are testing negative and then a day later testing positive.
It is creating competitive imbalances already so it makes sense to take a break. The question is how long? Omicron is just getting started and won’t peak for at least a month or more. Only option is to change safety protocols and create bubbles for each team. Not sure what that look like but take a break and set it up.
just a small fyi… Richardson isn’t 26…