Two unnamed Warriors players tested positive for COVID-19, and the team now won’t start individual workouts until Wednesday.
Two Golden State Warriors players have tested positive for COVID-19, president of basketball operations/general manager Bob Myers said Tuesday. « As players have entered back into our market, two players have tested positive after they’ve reentered, » Myers said. « I don’t think this is unexpected with all the guys coming back in from [outside the] market. It kind of proves that the protocols and testing are working. That was the whole point to catch these things before we began. « As a result we’ve been delayed one day so we’re going to start our individual workouts [Wednesday] and then the official kind of camp where they’re going to be practicing and everything together I believe will start on Monday. Obviously, I can’t disclose the players [who tested positive] per CBA and HIPAA rules, but I wanted to get that out, get in front of that so everybody on the call knows that we’re actually officially starting 1-on-0 stuff tomorrow and then Monday we begin with the increased activities. That’s all per the NBA protocols, which I’m learning a lot about. » Myers said he has been in contact with executives in other sports to see how they’ve handled the uncertainty surrounding an unprecedented season during a pandemic. The Warriors did not participate in the NBA’s bubble at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, after finishing with a league-worst 15-50 regular-season record. « [Warriors co-owner] Peter Guber obviously went through [it this past season] as an executive with the Dodgers, » Myers said.
