Grizzlies’ Jonas Valanciunas Cleared To Return

Jonas Valanciunas has been cleared to return to action after a potential brush with COVID-19, the Grizzlies center announced on Twitter.

“False alarm. Everyone around me is healthy and I am cleared to get back on the court,” he wrote. “Thank you all for the support. Stay safe!”

Valanciunas was told to leave the bench before halftime of Friday’s game due to contact tracing. He would have missed three more games if he had been subjected to a seven-day quarantine under the NBA’s health and safety protocols.

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