The Sacramento Kings have had a tough go leading up to the NBA’s return in Orlando, Fla. And Harrison Barnes testing positive for COVID-19 is just the latest issue they’ve run into thanks to the novel coronavirus. “Prior to the team leaving last week, I tested positive for Covid-19,” Barnes said Monday in a Twitter…
The Sacramento Kings have shut down their practice facility after obtaining a positive Coronavirus test. In the past couple of days, fans have witnessed a multitude of teams shut down their facilities due to positive COVID-19 tests. The Kings are the most recent team to do this. With the transfer over to the Orlando bubble […]
The Sacramento Kings have shut down their practice facility after obtaining a positive Coronavirus test.
In the past couple of days, fans have witnessed a multitude of teams shut down their facilities due to positive COVID-19 tests. The Kings are the most recent team to do this.
Photo: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images
With the transfer over to the Orlando bubble happening in just a couple days, Sacramento is lucky they aren’t missing too much practice time. With that said, depending on who the positive test actually was, this could affect the team drastically.Advertisements
As of right now, the test was not specified. This means anyone in the King’s traveling party could have it, whether that be player, coach or trainer.
Closing facilities are starting to become a common theme amongst NBA teams. Whether or not this will affect the continued season is unbeknownst to teams and fans alike.
Three days after announcing he had tested positive for COVID-19, Sacramento Kings forward Jabari Parker was spotted playing tennis in Chicago without a mask, after reportedly going out to a restaurant recently. TMZ published pair of photos showing Parker playing tennis without a mask, and said the photos were taken earlier that day. The outlet […]
Three days after announcing he had tested positive for COVID-19, Sacramento Kings forward Jabari Parker was spotted playing tennis in Chicago without a mask, after reportedly going out to a restaurant recently.
TMZ published pair of photos showing Parker playing tennis without a mask, and said the photos were taken earlier that day.
The outlet also reported, “Jabari was recently seen out at a restaurant there in the Windy City.”
While it is unknown exactly when Parker tested positive or the current status of his recovery, the club released a statement to the Sacramento Bee on Saturday afternoon after the TMZ report surfaced.
“We are aware of the report and are gathering additional information,” the statement read. “We have no further comment at this time.”
The NBA requires any player who tests positive for COVID-19 to refrain from physical activity for a minimum of 14 days.
Parker, 25, said in a statement Wednesday he tested positive for COVID-19 “several days ago” and that he was isolating in Chicago. He added he planned to join his teammates next month at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando, Fla., when the NBA season resumes.
Teammate Alex Len also announced Wednesday that he, too, tested positive for the virus. Fellow Kings player Buddy Hield also reportedly tested positive for COVID-19, though neither the Kings nor Hield have made any announcement.
Teams will begin arriving in Florida for training camp by July 11, and the season will resume July 30.
[ad_1] Three days after announcing he had tested positive for COVID-19, Sacramento Kings forward Jabari Parker was spotted playing tennis in Chicago without a mask, after reportedly going out to a restaurant recently. TMZ published pair of photos showing Parker playing tennis without a mask, and said the photos were taken earlier that day. The […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KTXL) — Four Sacramento Kings players, including forward Jabari Parker, have tested positive for COVID-19, a source within the team has confirmed. In a release sent by the team Wednesday, Parker said “several days” prior he tested positive for the virus and has self-isolated in Chicago. Parker is a Chicago native. “I am […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Nick Nurse is hopeful. He says there is a chance both Fred VanVleet and Marc Gasol could return to the lineup as early as today in Sacramento. If both somehow do make it back at the same time, it would mark just the third game all season that the Raptors have had […]