The NBA has recently suffered from the epidemic, the Lakers and the Nets have suffered heavy blows at the same time, of which the Lakers have 3 people, and the Nets are very miserable, up to 7 people have been recruited. Previously, the Lakers and the Nets did not have such a situation, did not expect to suddenly appear so much, the league needs to make some changes next, otherwise there may be a short suspension situation.
The Lakers triggered the health and safety agreement by Tucker Jr., Howard and Munch, all of whom are the team's main rotation players, and their absence has a great impact on the team. The next Game for the Lakers will challenge the Lone Rangers, all three of them will miss the game, Tucker Jr. and Howard did not go with the team, and Munch was sent back to Los Angeles after arriving. All three have now tested positive and will be absent for at least 10 days, which has caused the team's squad depth to decline.
After Howard and Munch were confirmed, the US media revealed that Howard and his son attended the premiere of the movie "Spider-Man: Heroes Are Homeless" in Los Angeles yesterday. Howard also appeared at the festival with Munch later, and it is likely that they were infected during this period. Of course, this does not mean that they are violating the rules, after all, they have all been vaccinated, and the alliance is allowed to attend these events.
Compared with the Lakers, the Nets are quite miserable, with seven players triggering health and safety agreements in succession, namely Millsap, Aldridge, Bemburi, James Johnson, Carter, Harden and Brown. Look at these players, all of which have been the Nets' main rotation players recently, of which Harden is one of the core of the team, and the lineup has completely lost depth. But even so, the Nets' home game against the Raptors, they still won the game, this victory is still very precious.
You know, the Nets only have 8 players to play this time, of which Durant is still injured, the other players are: Mills, Cameron Thomas, Griffin, Clarkston, Dailon Sharp, David Duke Jr., Kessler Edwards. In addition, Harris was absent due to injury, and Irving was still unable to play.
Due to the sudden absence of multiple people, the Nets will receive 5 difficult exceptions, each of which will need to pay a $500,000 luxury tax. The next thing is to see if they will use the difficult special, after all, the team lineup is a bit weak, and it is not enough to rely on Durant alone.