Portland TrailBlazers close facility after 3 positive COVID cases

Portland TrailBlazers close facility after 3 positive COVID cases

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The Portland TrailBlazers have closed their facility for deep cleaning after there were 3 positive Covid cases in a span of 4 days. As the regular season starts from December 22, all NBA teams started having players come to the facility for individual practice. Even the TrailBlazers were supposed to have their first training camp. However, whether the 3 cases involve players or staff are officially unknown. 

TrailBlazers start their pre-season against Sacramento Kings and the availability of players depend on their current scenario. The franchise’s president Neil Olshey, in a statement distributed by the team, said the decision to close the facility was made “out of an abundance of caution.” The team has also completed contact tracing, Olshey said. 

“It’s something you gotta deal with” Andre Iguodala 

“It’s something you’ve got to deal with,” Miami Heat guard and National Basketball Players Association vice president Andre Iguodala said Sunday when told of the Blazers’ situation — the first facility shutdown in the league since teams began gathering last week. “Hope for the best but prepare for the worst and see what happens from there.” 

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NBA teams began coronavirus testing to prepare for camp around November 24. The league said 48 players, almost 9% of all tested — were positive for COVID-19 in the first week of that program. 

Having said that, the preseason begins on December 11. Where each team is going to play a minimum of 2 games. Portland TrailBlazers will Sacramento Kings in the hopes of building and forming a balanced starting line-up before they enter the 2020-21 season. Talking about TrailBlazers preseason they face the Kings twice and also the Western Conference finalists Denver Nuggets twice. 

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