Two NBA players are in quarantine after breaking the league campus bubble

Richaun Holmes of the Sacramento Kings and Houston Rockets player Bruno Caboclo each violated the NBA’s “bubble” protocols, according to statements obtained by CNN.
The 2019-2020 NBA season will resume on July 30 at Orlando’s Walt Disney World Resort, with players kept in a bubble. The season was suspended on March 11th due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The bubble is the closed environment in which participants live, exercise and play all games.

As the league appears to be back on the field, some are starting to wonder if the NBA can end the season if its players can’t follow the rules.

Holmes crossed the “campus line” to take a food order, the player said in a statement on Twitter. He has eight days left from a 10-day quarantine if a player leaves and returns to the NBA campus.

“After the initial quarantine period, I briefly and accidentally crossed the NBA campus line to collect food,” Holmes said on Twitter. “I am currently in quarantine and I have eight days left. I apologize for my actions and I am looking forward to reaching my teammates for our push to the playoffs.”

CNN contacted the Sacramento Kings for comment.

The Caboclo rocket attacker also broke the rules when he inadvertently left his room during the initial quarantine period after arriving in Orlando, as reported for the first time by ESPN.

Players must be tested twice within 24 hours and have negative results in order to participate in the activities. This can mean a room quarantine of up to 48 hours.

Caboclo must self-isolate himself for another eight days before he can rejoin the team.

The Rockets arrived in Orlando on Friday and their first exhibition game is July 24th.

Two NBA players who traveled on campus tested positive for Covid-19, the National Basketball Association and its players union said in a joint statement Monday. To date, 21 NBA players have proven positive for the virus since July 1st.

The two players were undergoing the mandatory quarantine period after arriving in Orlando, according to the statement. Players left campus to isolate at home or in isolation.

Houston Rockets star Russell Westbrook tests positive for coronavirus

While hundreds of NBA players arrived on campus, 19 players tested positive for Covid-19 and were unable to reach the bubble.

Russell Westbrook, guard of the Houston Rockets, is one of those players. Westbrook announced Monday that it had tested positive for Covid-19.
“I tested positive for Covid-19 before my team left in Orlando,” Westbrook said in a statement on Twitter. “I am currently feeling well, quarantined and I am looking forward to reuniting with my teammates when I am authorized. Thank you all for the good wishes and ongoing support. Please take the virus seriously.”

CNN’s Jabari Jackson contributed to this report.

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