Saturday, May 22, 2021. 10:33 AM
Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James broke NBA health protocol for COVID-19 by participating in a promotional operation, but will not be suspended, ESPN reports citing a spokesperson for the NBA. league.
Before qualifying his defending champion team for the first round of the playoffs, beating the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night with a saving throw with 58 seconds left, James attended a party hosted by a tequila brand (Lobos 1707 ), in which he owns shares, alongside stars such as rapper Drake and actor Michael B. Jordan (“Creed”). All of them had to test negative for it.
“This is a violation of the protocol (of the league) in force and, as we have been able to do in comparable situations within the League, it has been notified to the team” of the Lakers, said the representative of the NBA at ESPN.
According to the regulations, players who do not follow the guidelines are subject to warnings, fines or suspensions. This type of deviation can lead to seven days of isolation, for whoever is guilty of it.
However, James, who does not want to say if he was vaccinated or not, will not be suspended, other sources told Adrian Wojnarowski, journalist of ESPN, because “the nature of the event did not not reached a high level of threat of spreading the virus ”.
Which would greatly help the Lakers’ business, as they start their series Sunday in Phoenix against the Suns, seeded no.2.
