The Kings have canceled Thursday’s practice and shut down their facility amid growing concerns about a COVID-19 outbreak, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski (Twitter link). Shams Charania of The Athletic first reported (via Twitter) that Sacramento was preparing for multiple coaches and players to be placed in the NBA’s health and safety protocols.
Head coach Alvin Gentry, forward Marvin Bagley III, and guard Terence Davis all entered the protocols on Wednesday, and Charania indicates both Gentry and Bagley have tested positive for COVID-19. According to Wojnarowski, the Kings continue to test and retest their players and staffers, and there’s some concern that the team’s game vs. Memphis on Friday could be in jeopardy.
The NBA is currently in the midst of its most challenging week of the fall in terms of COVID-related issues. The league had to postpone games for the first time this season due to a Bulls outbreak, and a handful of other teams have multiple players unavailable due to positive tests. By our count, there are more than 30 NBA players currently in the protocols, plus two head coaches (Gentry and Rick Carlisle).
We’ll have more updates on the Kings’ situation as they become available.
The league should postpone 50% 0f games play due to outbreak.
Reduced testing from the league in bound. League cant sustain missing this many players the next 2.5 months during the sick season (cold, flu, covid).
Reduce testing? So your solution is to allow Covid to spread more widely than it is already?
My solution? No
My guess on how the league will handle covid going forward? Yes
NFL, NBA, NHL are in peak sick season. Theyre not going to keep testing everyone as often if theres a strong chance half the team is gonna be out and games have to be postponed till March every year when sick season near the end of its seasonal progression.
postpone the whole franchise for a decade
PLAY ON!!
Guess what, they, just like 99.999992% of everyone else is going to be just fine. #FearPorn