Kevin Durant is withdrawn from the Nets game, per COVID protocol

Editorial Mediotiempo

U.S / 05.02.2021 20:36:40

Unusual night in the NBA! In an unprecedented event, Kevin Durant was removed from the game between Brooklyn Nets and the Toronto Raptors, due to the health protocol to combat contagion of COVID-19 between players or team staff.

The night started badly for him MVP, after minutes from the start of the game, The commissioner notified him that due to health measures he could not start in the starting quintet, since a person from his close circle was suspected of being infected, despite the fact that the last PCR tests of the Nets They were this Thursday.

Kevin He started from the bench and entered a few minutes. The duel continued, they went to rest and to return, the forward was notified that he could not continue active and was withdrawn in the middle of a sanitary protocol around him, with staff a meter away and immediately disinfected his chair and other places or objects that he had carried such as the towel or his water bottle.

Adrian Wojnarowski Y Malika Andrews from ESPN, have reported that the Brooklyn team has been very upset with the situation of their player and will ask the NBA for an explanation of the decision made tonight.

Remember that Durant was already infected with virus Sars Cov-2 at the beginning of March 2020, being one of the first sports figures to test positive in the world.

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