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Houston Rockets guard Russell Westbrook presented he examined optimistic for COVID-19 forward of the team’s time out to Orlando, Florida, and is in quarantine.
“I examined optimistic for COVID-19 before my team’s departure to Orlando,” Westbrook wrote in a assertion Monday. “I’m for the time being feeling neatly, quarantined, and watching for rejoining my teammates when I’m cleared. Thank you to your entire neatly wants and persisted beef up. Please resolve this virus critically. Be safe. Conceal up!”
Westbrook is required to undergo a quarantine length and must trip two COVID-19 assessments no now not up to 24 hours apart forward of joining the team in Orlando. He will then undergo one other quarantine length and resolve extra COVID-19 assessments as soon as he is in Orlando, which has been the long-established protocol for gamers who enter the so-called “bubble.”
The Rockets previously presented Westbrook and James Harden did now not scamper with the team to Orlando. It is far now not identified whether Harden’s absence is associated to Westbrook’s. Head coach Mike D’Antoni downplayed concerns in a Zoom assembly with media Saturday.
“I am hoping [they arrive] before later. I scheme now not judge it can probably well be too many days, so it’ll work itself out,” D’Antoni acknowledged. “Some things you cannot control fully, nevertheless in about a days, they’ll be here.”
Westbrook changed into as soon as playing one of the vital correct basketball of his occupation forward of the NBA season changed into as soon as halted which ability that of the pandemic. He averaged 31.7 parts on 52.7 p.c shooting, 8.1 rebounds and 6.8 assists within the months of January, February and March, exhibiting mammoth suppose after a tough originate up in Houston.
The Rockets are slated to resume their 2019-20 season July 31 against the Dallas Mavericks. Westbrook’s region will be sure by his health, so it be unclear if he’ll be available within the market by that time.
