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Phoenix Suns guard Ricky Rubio revealed Wednesday he beforehand tested obvious for COVID-19, which is why he didn’t join his crew at Walt Disney World Resort until this week.
Andrew Lopez of ESPN reported the news, noting Rubio practiced with the crew Tuesday however is undecided if he’ll play in Thursday’s scrimmage.
“I apt had two practices so I in actuality must talk with energy coach, [Suns coach Monty Williams] and the whole crew,” Rubio said. “I in actuality feel valid however we need to be clear about it. It’s a preseason sport. We must resolve out a idea that is day-to-day. We are able to not idea ahead be pleased other times. We didn’t know after I was as soon as going to arrive support so now we must play it day-to-day.”
Essentially based on Lopez, the Suns are mute with out guards Elie Okobo and Jalen Lecque and abundant man Aron Baynes on the NBA‘s campus-be pleased atmosphere discontinuance to Orlando, Florida. Baynes tested obvious for COVID-19, while the different two are away for private reasons.
As for Rubio, he said he’s working his manner support following the obvious check and so remarkable time a ways from the sport.
“I am valid. I develop not contain symptoms,” Rubio said. “Now that I am support playing, after being out for three or four months, your legs in actuality feel it, your lungs in actuality feel it. That’s one thing I in actuality must work on and resolve out how to give my most efficient to the crew and kind out my health too.”
The level guard is averaging 13.1 aspects, 8.9 assists, 4.6 rebounds and 1.5 steals per sport while taking pictures 41.2 p.c from the sphere and 35.1 p.c from three-level fluctuate this season. The three-level share is the 2d-most efficient trace of his occupation, and he’s third in the league in assists per sport on the support of simplest LeBron James and Trae Younger.
His Suns are 26-39 on the season, which is the worst file of the whole Western Conference teams that earned an invite to the league’s restart idea. They are six video games on the support of the eighth-seeded Memphis Grizzlies.
Phoenix will must make up ground in the eight seeding video games, as any No. 9 seed that is within four video games of the No. 8 seed will play in a play-in match for the last playoff verbalize. The No. 9 seed would must defeat the No. 8 seed twice in a row in one of these verbalize.
Rubio’s Suns are scheduled to play their first seeding sport July 31 against the Washington Wizards.
