NBA COVID-19 Tracker: Updated player roster for each team in line with health and safety protocols
Two months after the 2021-22 NBA season, the league is feeling the effects of the latest COVID-19 spike.
During the first six weeks of the season, 16 players were placed on the league’s COVID health and safety protocols, which apply to any player who has tested positive for COVID-19 in the past few weeks. at least 10 days. In the two weeks since, that number has more than doubled, with more than 35 players and head coaches absent.
16 players participated in the NBA’s COVID protocol in the first 6 weeks of the season.
The number of players that have been included in the protocols in the last 2 weeks: 31 and is continuing to increase.
– Josh Lewenberg (@ JLew1050) December 14, 2021
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Among the players currently sidelined are former MVPs Giannis Antetokounmpo and James Harden, along with former All-Stars at LaMarcus Aldridge, DeMar DeRozan, Dwight Howard, Zach LaVine and Paul Millsap.
The Bulls have felt the impact more than any other team this season, as two of their games were postponed due to having 10 players within health and safety protocols.
Under NBA rules, a game is only postponed when a team has fewer than eight players available, but that problem has largely been avoided due to the NBA’s difficulty exemption, which grants teams team slots. temporary relief in the event of a flare-up or some serious injury. Both the Bulls and Nets, which currently have seven players in league protocols, have taken advantage of tough exemptions so far in the season.
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Sporting News has a list of NBA players currently participating in the league’s protocols:
NBA players in COVID health and safety protocol
Brooklyn Nets (seven players)
- LaMarcus Aldridge
- DeAndre Bembry
- Bruce Brown
- Jevon Carter
- James Harden
- James Johnson
- Paul Millsap
Chicago Bulls (10 players)
- Troy Brown Jr.
- DeMar DeRozan
- Ayo Dosunmu
- Javonte Green
- Alize Johnson
- Stanley Johnson
- Derrick Jones Jr.
- Zach LaVine
- Matt Thomas
- White Coby
Denver Nuggets (single player)
Indiana Pacers (head coach)
Los Angeles Lakers (three players)
- Talen Horton-Tucker
- Dwight Howard
- Monk Malik
Memphis Grizzlies (single player)
Miami Heat (one player)
Milwaukee Bucks (three players)
- Giannis Antetokounmpo
- Donte DiVincenzo
- Wesley Matthews
New York Knicks (three players)
- RJ Barrett
- Quentin Grimes
- Obi Toppin
Philadelphia 76ers (one player)
Sacramento Kings (head coach)
Toronto Raptors (single player)
Washington Wizards (single player)
