The New Orleans Pelicans are in the thick of the playoff hunt, but the last thing they need is to lose one of their top scorers when CJ McCollum tested positive for COVID-19, and he headed to the injury list while entering the NBA’s health and safety protocol.. The Pelicans […]
Tag: NBA COVID-19
Phoenix Suns Injury Report: Devin Booker Out (COVID-19), Cameron Payne (Wrist) Returns
Devin Booker from the Phoenix Suns is out for an unspecified amount of time after he tested positive for COVID-19 and entered the NBA’s health and safety protocol. The good news is that the Suns expect backup point guard Cameron Payne to return to the hardwood after missing the last […]
Unlucky 13: Jason Kidd from Dallas Mavs Latest NBA Head Coach with COVID
Jason Kidd, head coach of the Dallas Mavericks and former All-Star with the Mavs, became the 13th head coach in the NBA to test positive for COVID-19 this season. The Mavs (20-18) won four games in the row and moved into the #5 seed in the Western Conference playoff seeding. […]
Dallas Mavericks All-Star Luka Doncic Out with COVID-19
Another bad break for the Slovenian wunderkind. Luka Doncic missed the last five games with the Dallas Mavericks to rest up from an ankle injury, but as soon as he was ready to return to action, he tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday. Doncic is one of six members of […]
Greek Freak the Latest All-Star to Test Positive for COVID-19
The Milwaukee Bucks are the latest team to lose a key player after Giannis “Greek Freak” Antetokounmpo tested positive for COVID-19. Antetokounmpo averages 27 points, 11.6 rebounds, and 5.8 assists per game this season for the Bucks. He’s tied for second in the NBA in scoring. His 30.46 PER rating […]
Brooklyn Nets Add James Harden and 6 Others to COVID-19 List
The Omicron strain has reached Gotham. The Brooklyn Nets are the latest professional sports team to be afflicted with an outbreak of COVID-19, with seven players on the health and safety protocols list, including superstar James Harden. On Monday, forward Paul Millsap tested positive for COVID-19 and went into quarantine. […]
NBA Postpones Two Games, Chicago Bulls Fending Off COVID-19 Surge
The Chicago Bulls have been unable to contain a COVID-19 outbreak over the last week, so the NBA postponed two upcoming games against the Detroit Pistons in Chicago on Tuesday, and against the Toronto Raptors in Canada on Thursday. Alize Johnson tested positive on Monday, which meant the Bulls were […]
Chicago Bulls’ Leading Scorer DeMar DeRozan Out with COVID-19
One moment you’re named the NBA Player of the Week, and the next, you’re out with COVID-19. The Chicago Bulls’ leading scorer DeMar DeRozan entered the NBA’s COVID-19 health and protocol list and will miss Monday evening’s game against the Denver Nuggets after he tested positive on Monday. DeRozan is […]
LeBron James Enters COVID-19 Health and Safety Protocols
Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James tested positive for COVID-19 and entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols. LeBron missed Tuesday night’s game against the Sacramento Kings. The Lakers opened as a -3.5 favorite against the Kings in Sacramento, but early money on the Lakers moved the line as high […]
Chicago Bulls Center Nikola Vucevic Tests Positive for COVID
The Chicago Bulls (8-3) are tied for the best record in the Eastern Conference, but they’ll be without big man Nickola Vucevic after he tested positive for COVID-19. Vucevic is expected to miss 10 days of action due to the NBA’s COVID health and safety protocol. That means he’ll miss […]
Philadelphia 76ers Injury Report: Joel Embiid Out Due to COVID
Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers tested positive for COVID-19 and will sit out the next 10 days due to the NBA’s health and safety protocols. Embiid wasn’t scheduled to play in tonight’s game against the New York Knicks. With the 76ers facing back-to-back games on Monday and Tuesday, the […]
CP3 with COVID-19, Phoenix Suns Send Chris Paul into Quarantine After Positive Test
It’s been a wild and weird postseason for Chris Paul and the Phoenix Suns, and their rags-to-riches storyline took another unexpected plot twist when CP3 tested positive for COVID-19. The Suns placed Paul into quarantine on Wednesday and he’s out indefinitely, according to the NBA’s health and safety protocols. Paul […]
Lakers Lose Dennis Schroder for 10 to 14 Days to COVID Protocol
The Los Angeles Lakers are attempting to prevent a free fall after slipping to the #6 seed in the Western Conference playoff standings, but they just got a batch of terrible news with guard Dennis Schroder out 10 to 14 days due to the NBA’s COVID-19 safety and health protocols. […]
Barber Shop Blues: Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons Out of All-Star Game (Contract Tracing)
The 2021 NBA All-Star Game tips off tonight in Atlanta, but two members of the Philadelphia 76ers will not be participating in the game due to COVID-19 health protocols and contract tracing. Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons will miss the All-Star Game because they received haircuts from a barber that […]
NBA Postpones Multiple Games to Contain COVID-19 Outbreak Among San Antonio Spurs
Four members of the San Antonio Spurs tested positive for COVID-19 and the NBA postponed the team’s next four games in accordance with the league’s health and safety protocols. The NBA also postponed tomorrow night’s game between the Charlotte Hornets and the Chicago Bulls, and bumped Friday night’s Charlotte game […]
LA Clippers Lose Kawhi Leonard and Paul George for a Week (COVID-19 Protocols)
The red-hot LA Clippers won seven games in a row and are about to embark on a six-game road trip, but they won’t have Kawhi Leonard (25.9 ppg) or Paul George (23.9 ppg) with them for at least a week until both star players clear COVID-19 safety protocols. Neither player […]
NBA Joins NFL in Decision to Wait Their Turn for COVID-19 Vaccine
The NBA gave its franchises and individuals a warning Christmas Eve that nobody in the league could cut in line for the first round of COVID-19 vaccines. In a memo released Thursday afternoon, the league made official their position on the FDA-approved Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, which started to be […]
After a Flawless Bubble, NBA Postpones Game on Second Day of Season Due to COVID-19 Outbreak
After making it through 90 days in the Orlando bubble without a single case of COVID-19, the NBA couldn’t get through two days of its 2020-21 season before the virus showed up. The league announced the evening game between the Houston Rockets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder was postponed due to […]
Warriors Delay Training Camp After Players Test Positive for COVID-19
Golden State Warriors GM Bob Myers told reporters on Tuesday that, so far this week, two Golden State Warriors players have tested positive for COVID-19. Myers didn’t identify the players, citing the league’s collective bargaining agreement and HIPAA rules. He said the team’s training camp, set to open Sunday, will […]
Will Another NBA Bubble Season Benefit the Lakers? Oddsmakers Say Yes
The LA Lakers Thursday became the first team to announce some of their upcoming regular-season protocols, including playing the entire season in a modified bubble at the Staples Center. They are also the odds-on favorite to win the 2020-21 season and prove their 2020 bubble championship was no fluke. When […]