A very bitter evening for NBA superstar Kevin Durant and his Brooklyn Nets.
In the duel with the Toronto Raptors, the glamor troupe from New York was able to play with their ex-MVP for just 19 minutes – due to complete corona confusion. (SERVICE: The schedule for the 2020/21 NBA season)
Due to the league’s strict hygiene rules, Durant was initially not allowed to play at the beginning of the game, but 4:13 minutes before the end of the 1st quarter he was substituted – only to be completely excluded from the game by the NBA in the 3rd quarter.
Ultimately, he came up with eight points, six rebounds and five assists, the Nets lost to ex-champions Toronto 117: 123. (SERVICE: The tables of the NBA)
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That’s why Durant was excluded because of corona rules
What happened? The NBA announced that Durant had tested negative for Corona three times in the 24 hours before the game – but he had contact with a person whose PCR test was ambiguous.
That is why he was initially not allowed to play for security reasons and came from the bank for the first time in a 13-year NBA career. According to NBA rules, a player does not have to be quarantined until a close contact person has a positive test.
Surprisingly, Durant later played – until the positive result of his contact person came during the game and the league pulled him completely out of circulation. Now it has to be determined via the contact tracing of the league whether KD was really a high-risk contact and has to be quarantined.
Durant and Harden are frustrated
The superstar already had Corona himself in March and was frustrated after the rollercoaster ride. “Free me,” he tweeted and shot in another tweet after the game against the NBA.
Teammate James Harden (17 points, 12 assists, 7 rebounds) didn’t understand the world either.
“I don’t understand what the problem is,” said the beard icon: “The game should have been postponed. He was with all of us. I don’t understand why he is not allowed to play first, then is allowed to play, and then is taken off the field again. “
