Buddy Hield and Jabari Parker joined Orlando’s Sacramento Kings, head coach Luke Walton told reporters during a conference call on Sunday. Hield and Parker were among the three Kings players who tested positive for coronavirus last month, so they didn’t travel with the team on Thursday.
Hield and Parker will have to return two negative tests before resuming full basketball activities with the rest of their team. The Kings have had their first team trials since March Friday. They had their first full-contact practice on Sunday.
With Hield and Parker in Orlando, the Kings have almost both members of their traveling party with them. While kings cannot reveal who he is and is not with them in Orlando, James Ham of NBC Sports reported that Len has not yet been authorized to join the team. Len tested positive for coronavirus in June.
Jason Anderson of the Sacramento Bee also noted that Harrison Barnes is the only player who hasn’t been seen in any of the social media posts from kings outside of Hield, Len and Parker, so he may be the fourth person he hasn’t traveled with. the team Thursday. The kings closed their practice facility a few days before leaving for Orlando because someone on their traveling team had tested positive for the coronavirus.
At present, no one should give up on the season for health or other reasons. The Kings will play their first scrimmage on July 22 against Miami Heat.
