Houston Rockets star Russell Russell Westbrook tested positive for Covid-19, as did two players who already arrived in Orlando for the resumption of the NBA championship in late July in Florida, the player and the NBA announced on Monday. Named the best NBA player (MVP) in 2017, Westbrook also reassured his fans on Twitter: "I feel good now, I'm in quarantine and can't wait to join my teammates as soon as I have the authorization. Take this virus seriously, wear a mask, ”wrote the 31-year-old.
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- Russell Westbrook (@ russwest44) July 13, 2020This announcement by one of the North American basketball stars comes as players have started arriving in Orlando (Florida) for the training camp that will precede the NBA recovery on July 30 in the "bubble" From Disney World, after a four-month forced break from the coronavirus pandemic. Tests have already been carried out on 322 players who arrived at the Disney World NBA Campus since July 7, two of which were found to be positive. The two players, whose name or club were not specified, then left Disney World to isolate themselves at home or elsewhere.
Like Westbrook, two other Rockets players have not yet left for Orlando: James Harden and the Cameroonian international Luc Mbah a Moute, but Houston has not given an explanation for them. Rockets coach Mike D'Antoni said Sunday that Westbrook, Harden and Mbah a Moute must "work from home." We expect them in a few days. You never know, but you expect to find them by the middle of the week. They will arrive." Westbrook and the two new players announced by the NBA on Monday have joined a list of 19 NBA players who have tested positive for COVID-19 since July 1. This list also includes Kevin Durant (Brooklyn), Marcus Smart (Boston) and two stars of Utah Jazz, Donovan Mitchell and Frenchman Rudy Gobert.
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