Philadelphia 76ers security guard Seth Curry gave a positive test for the coronavirus, which the team learned about Thursday night at the start of the 122-109 loss against the Nets in Brooklyn, sources told ESPN.
The Sixers will spend the night in New York and will begin tracking down contacts Friday morning, sources said. The team will conduct another round of testing on Friday in accordance with NBA health and safety protocols.
Curry, who was out of the game on Thursday with left ankle pain, spent the first quarter on the bench before the Sixers were notified of a positive test, sources said. He wore a mask and sat next to assistant coach Sam Cassell and center Joel Embiid.
Curry then left the court’s field and went into isolation. He left the Barclays Center separately from the team.
Embiid, who has a 3-month-old son, told ESPN that he plans to quarantine himself with his family until he is sure he has not contracted the virus.
Philadelphia is scheduled to play at home against the Denver Nuggets on Saturday.
Sixers coach Doc Rivers, Curry’s father-in-law, said before Thursday’s game that on Wednesday night, Curry suffered an ankle injury in Philadelphia’s 141-136 win over the Washington Wizards, in which Curry scored 28 points on 11-for -14 shooting. in 36 minutes.
Rivers said he had “no idea” when Curry sustained the injury. Shake Milton started against the Nets in his place.
“I know it was in play [Wednesday] … I think it’s late sometime in the fourth quarter, “Rivers said.” But for how long he’ll be gone is my guess from day to day. I don’t think it’s a serious injury, but it’s the right thing to do. “
Curry appeared to be seated in the front row of the couch at the start of Thursday night’s game, next to Cassell and two seats away from the Dwight Howard backup center, until the experienced big man lay on the baseline to stretch before turning on. the match began.
When Embiid went to the bench with 3 minutes and 5 seconds remaining in the first quarter, he was in the chair to the immediate left of Curry, where he stayed for the rest of the first quarter.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Embiid was still in his chair and Cassell was still in his, but the chair Curry had taken was empty. And it seemed to stay that way for the rest of the game.
Ramona Shelburne and Tim Bontemps from ESPN contributed to this report.