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.
