An already short-handed Warriors team lost another key player Sunday as forward Draymond Green has reportedly entered the league’s health and safety protocols.
The Athletic first reported that Green entered protocols a day after scoring eight points and adding eight rebounds and 10 assists in the Warriors’ 116-107 victory over the Suns in Phoenix.
Green is the fifth Warriors’ player to be placed in protocols over the last nine days as he joins Jordan Poole, Andrew Wiggins, Damion Lee and Moses Moody. All four players were unavailable for Saturday’s Christmas Day matchup in Phoenix, but head coach Steve Kerr has not indicated whether any players currently in protocols will return for the Warriors’ next game, which is scheduled for Tuesday evening at the Chase Center.
Poole was the first Warriors player to enter protocols (Dec. 17) and was followed by Wiggins (Dec. 19), Lee (Dec. 22), Moody (Dec. 24) and now Green. The Warriors were also without five members of Kerr’s coaching staff in Phoenix on Saturday as assistants Mike Brown, Chris DeMarco, Leandro Barbosa and Dejan Milojevic are all in health and safety protocols while Kenny Atkinson, who is recovering from a leg injury, has not yet been cleared for travel.
According to NBA rules, a player who tests positive for the coronavirus must isolate until 10 days have passed from that test or the onset of symptoms or until a player tests negative on two PCR tests 24 hours apart.
The Memphis Grizzlies, who played against the Warriors at the Chase Center on Thursday, announced Sunday that forward Dillon Brooks and De’Anthony Melton were placed in health and safety protocols.
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