NBA's Russell Westbrooke Tests Positive

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Published on July 14 2020 5:54 am
Last Updated on July 14 2020 5:55 am

The Houston Rockets’ Russell  Westbrooke revealed Monday that he’d tested positive for the coronavirus.

The National Basketball Association star hasn’t yet arrived at the league's campus at Walt Disney World, where games will be played when the season restarts, and it’s now not clear when he will get there.

Westbrook wrote on social media, “I’m currently feeling well, quarantined, and looking forward to rejoining my teammates when I am cleared.” He warned,

“Please take this virus seriously. Be safe. Mask up!” 

 

Elena Delle Donne May Not Play

Reigning Women's National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player Elena Delle Donne of the Washington Mystics said Monday her request for a medical opt-out of the 2020 season had been denied by a panel of physicians appointed by the league.

Delle Donne said in a statement to ESPN, “[I] want to play! But the question is whether or not the WNBA bubble is safe for me. My personal physician who has treated me for Lyme disease for years advised me that I’m at high risk for contracting and having complications from COVID-19.” She added that she’s still deciding what she will do and will announce it “very soon.”