The NBA season will be played with a series of top-tier protocols to prevent coronavirus contamination, but it has shown that it can deliver the same and reach any destination. The league, in turn, managed to be very careful in terms of contacts, something that was not with Kevin Durant.
The Brooklyn Nets faced the Toronto Raptors on Friday night in the NBA, but the first five Steve Nash sent to court certainly showed no absence. Kevin Durant was dropped from the race within minutes of the start and the information indicated it was contact tracing for Covid-19.
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When it went without saying that Durant wouldn’t play tonight and that he would be out until the tests gave him negative, Kevin appeared on court against the Raptors and upset everyone. However, KD came out again and can’t return in the third quarter … What happened?
What happened to Kevin Durant in the Brooklyn Nets against the Toronto Raptors
That should be clarified in the first instance Durant was allowed to play because the person he came into contact with underwent further testing and, after testing negative, made him available. The reason he retired in the middle of the NBA game is something Malika Andrews also explained.
Kevin Durant is out for the remainder of the game due to health and safety protocols. After he misses the start of the game and is subsequently allowed to play, Durant will not be able to play in league management. “, reported. In other words, the NBA cannot afford to let a player play without first following the previously established protocols.
Kevin Durant is out for the remainder of the game due to health and safety protocols. After missing the start of the game and then getting permission to play, Durant cannot play towards the league, a source told ESPN.
– Malika Andrews (@malika_andrews)
February 6, 2021
NBA statement on the Kevin Durant case
A few minutes later, the NBA released a statement reporting what had happened to Kevin Durant. It explains that the player gave negative three times and that the person he intervened with gave an inconclusive test before the match for which he was allowed to play. However, it later tested positive and so it was withdrawn.