On December 14, Beijing time, according to ESPN, Bulls forward Aliz Johnson tested positive for the new crown and triggered the health and safety protocol was isolated, which is the 10th player of the Bulls to trigger the health and safety agreement! The NBA officially decided that the games between the Bulls and pistons on December 15, as well as the games against the Raptors on December 17, were canceled.
Wait, those two games are canceled, and the Bulls have 80 games left in the regular season? No, these two showdowns are now canceled, but the regular season schedule has to be made up, and the league has not announced the specific day of the make-up. At first, the NBA officially did not plan to cancel the game, but the Bulls voluntarily applied, and was supported by the Chicago health department.
The Bulls couldn't help it, the team was really no one, there were 9 players in the team who triggered the health and safety agreement: DeRozan, LaVine, Kobe White, Troy Brown, Matt Thomas, Jawant Green, Derrick Jones Jr., Dawsom, Stanley Johnson. In addition to this, Patrick Williams was reimbursed for the regular season.
The most embarrassing is Stanley Johnson, the Bulls because of the absence of multiple people, using difficult exceptions to sign him in the development league. But Stanley Johnson has not yet played for the Bulls, he was quarantined for triggering the agreement, and the Bulls signed a lonely ah! Fortunately, Kobe White has lifted the quarantine and returned to training, alleviating the Bulls' urgent needs.
Nine of the Bulls are still in quarantine, and with Patrick Williams, who is reimbursed for the season, the team's as many as 10 players are unable to play. Bulls center Vucevic teased himself on social media: "@Detroit Pistons, how about we have a 3v3?" "There are Bulls fans who suggest he play 1v1 bullfighting!
According to NBA epidemic prevention regulations, a player who tests positive for COVID-19 is quarantined for at least 10 days unless he tests negative twice within 24 hours. Two weeks ago, James tested positive in Sacramento. But after he returned to Los Angeles, he did 8 consecutive tests for the new crown virus, all of which were negative. So James didn't have to quarantine for 10 days and came back in time.
The Bulls are currently 17-10 and third in the East. According to reports, the Bulls, these 9 players, may have to quarantine for 10 days (there are currently no 2 consecutive negative results). The Bulls' recent schedule has been relatively loose, with their next game against the Lakers on Dec. 20. Bryant White tested positive on December 2 and returned to training on December 13.
DeRozan triggered the deal on December 8, and Lavin on December 13. The Bulls and Lakers, when DeRozan and Kobe White are expected to play, but Lavine is likely not to play. Luckily, it's just the regular season, but what if it's the playoffs? If you want to postpone the game, you probably won't have a chance, because the schedule of each round is very tight.
There has been a significant increase in the number of players missing out on triggering health and safety agreements recently, and Heat coach Spoelstra said in an interview: "I think there are some issues that the league hasn't figured out yet. Do players who miss games have symptoms or are they asymptomatic? Are these players all vaccinated? If you just want to find the person who triggered the health and safety protocol, increase the number of tests, then there will be more players triggered. ”
It's not just the players who get recruited! The referee of today's Warriors and Pacers game was also unable to blow the penalty because of the trigger health and safety regulations. There are only 2 referees in this game, which is very rare in the NBA!