Warriors star Draymond Green has cleared the NBA’s health and safety protocols, according to Marc J. Spears of ESPN’s The Undefeated (Twitter link). He’s expected to play in Monday’s game against Miami.
Green missed two games due to protocols, including Golden State’s road contest against Utah on Saturday. The Warriors still ended up winning 123-116 and currently own the league’s best record at 28-7.
Here are some other COVID-19 updates from around the association:
- Grizzlies forward Kyle Anderson has entered the league’s health and safety protocols, the team announced on social media (Twitter link). Anderson joins Shaq Buchanan, Dillon Brooks, John Konchar, De’Anthony Melton and Xavier Tillman as Grizzlies players in protocols.
- The Heat have its entire coaching staff back for Sunday’s game, Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald tweets. Assistant coach Caron Butler was previously in the health and safety protocols.
- The Pelicans have added guard Tomas Satoransky to the league’s protocols, Andrew Lopez of ESPN tweets. New Orleans is also listing center Jonas Valanciunas (protocols) as questionable to play on Monday against the Jazz.
- Celtics guard Aaron Nesmith has re-entered the protocols, head coach Ime Udoka said, as relayed by ESPN’s Tim Bontemps (Twitter link). Nesmith briefly exited the protocols before being placed back into them, Udoka added.
- The Wizards are listing Anthony Gill in the protocols, as relayed by the team on social media (Twitter link). Gill logged nearly 25 minutes in the team’s loss to Chicago on Saturday, recording nine points, three rebounds and three steals.
- Rockets guard Armoni Brooks has entered the protocols, Ben DuBose of The Rockets Wire relays (via Twitter). DuBose also notes that Garrison Mathews and D.J. Augustin are no longer on the team’s injury report, meaning both players likely cleared health and safety protocols.
Once Thompson and Wiseman are back they will be unstoppable unless a injury happens. Can’t wait until they play the Lakers and hear LeBron beg to join the warriors.
Have you ever noticed that Lebron haters have an amazing ability to take literally any story that involves a basketball and turn it into slander on one of the best to ever touch the court? Very odd. Must be a horrible way to be a NBA fan.
How is it slander when LeBron wants to win another championship but will need to change teams to do so. lakers are not going to win anything with how badly that team is constructed. Lebron will want to come to GSW. I predicted it for a while. His desire to win is what drives him. Do you think he will be happy playing on a bad team in LA. +
You have to realize how absolutely freezing this take is. Even if you somehow actually believe that LBJ is actively trying to get out of LA, anyone with half an ounce of NBA knowledge would find your take of him joining Golden State hilarious. Congratulations on not only letting Lebron motivate every basketball thought you have, but also for demonstrating to anyone with the misfortune of reading these comments your complete lack of awareness about the league.
Funny thing is cavs fans thought he would never leave Cleveland but he did twice. I can bet you money when his contract is up he flees LA. He will be out the door. Did I say actively? NO So you assume. I am just saying he will want to go to a winning team like GSW to get a ring. You think he wants to stick around for a rebuild?
So Klay wants to come back for a home game. So it could be Monday night versus the Heat or Sunday January 9th. Definitely going to tune in tomorrow night just in case. It’ll be great to see Klay back shooting jumpers from 3.
Thoughts and prayers to all those affected by the seasonal flu.
Lol