Well, after the Hornets, Bulls and Nets, another team was wiped out due to COVID-19.
This is the Los Angeles Lakers.
Just today, the Lakers were exposed to the news that the team stars Wei Shao and Bradley both triggered the league health and safety protocol, will be forced to quarantine, not allowed to play, until 10 days for 2 consecutive negative tests.
Counting the previous Howard, Munch and Little Tucker, the Lakers have five people already been forced to quarantine, and compared to the other four, Westbrook is obviously much more important to the Lakers, this season, because of the continuous injuries of James and Thick Brow, Westbrook took up the team when they were two out, and now, this strong man has no choice but to fall at the feet of the new crown.
The willingness of the infection has also been clearly checked, and Westbrook and Bradley went to the bar to celebrate because of last night's victory, and then the two were infected together.
If you say that it is not good to celebrate at your own home, the villas of NBA players are so big, the whole room is easy to come out, you have to go to public in the case of a very serious epidemic in the United States, this is a little confused.
Not only were Westbrook and Bradley confused, but the Lakers were even more confused.
This triggered 5 safety agreements, plus Nunn and Ariza, who were still recuperating, the Lakers could not play at once 7 fresh troops, and what was more terrifying was that Westbrook and Bradley were isolated together, leaving the Lakers' guard line in trouble.
Although they are all complaining about Wei Shao, saying that he has made many mistakes, saying that he is unreasonable, but wei Shao's significance to the Lakers is extraordinary, and he can support the guard line in the Lakers, but his performance has been full attendance, but now he is so isolated, it is really egg pain.
In desperation, the Lakers had to start a backup plan and signed a firefighter with a difficult exception - Thomas Jr., who has been eager to return to the NBA.
But don't really say, Thomas Jr. luck is really good, why would the Lakers look at him? First, there are not many defenders available on the market, and second, Thomas Jr. just scored a high score in the G League a few days ago, just yesterday, Thomas Jr. made his debut in the Nuggets' development league team, shooting 16 of 30, 5 of 14 three-pointers, and slashing 42 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals.
You know, although the level of the development league is low, but can effectively cut a 40+ in the development league, that is not what ordinary people can do, Thomas Jr. showed his fiery state in yesterday's game.
For example, the jumper outside the three-point line.
Dazzling breakthroughs.
Thomas Jr., using his performance on the field, told everyone that he still had oil in his tank and that he could still play.
The Lakers, on the other hand, were clearly caught.
For Thomas Jr., as long as there is an NBA team to reach out to him, then he will definitely pounce on it regardless of his body, not to mention that it is the Lakers who recruited him this time, the Lakers are one of the teams that Thomas Jr. has long liked, in the 2017-18 season, he played briefly for the Lakers, playing in 17 games for the Lakers. In 26.8 minutes of playing time, he averaged 15.6 points, 2.1 rebounds and 5 assists per game, and after that, he started the wandering, it can be said that the Lakers career is the last good memory of his career.
After signing the Lakers on a 10-day contract, Thomas Jr. also updated his Twitter, writing: "Thank you Lakers for giving me the opportunity to prove that everyone is wrong, let's open the whole thing!" ”
Obviously, Thomas Jr. is very excited, returning to the NBA is his dream, after no ball to play, Thomas Jr. insists on NBA-level training every day, maintains physical condition, faces the sincere invitation of champions league giants CSKA Moscow in the off-season, Thomas Jr. also did not hesitate to refuse, in order to keep himself in a state of play, Thomas Jr. also specially represented the U.S. men's basketball team in the World Preliminary Tournament, and often played in some high-level wildball games.
And now, Thomas Jr., who finally got a first-line opportunity, will surely cherish this 10-day short contract and will do his best to perform in the game, hoping that the Lakers can keep him.
So, because the role of Thomas Jr. is different, the Cavaliers period and James discord, the hidden danger of making a locker room bomb should not exist, after all, he now as long as the Lakers do not want him, there is no chance directly, presumably this time with James, Little Thomas will be very well-behaved.
Of course, even if little Thomas exerts the strength to suckle, he is certainly not as strong as Wei Shaoqiang.
But the Lakers don't have to panic, after all, they are not the only ones who have suffered the new crown team, as of the time of writing, 63 NBA players have entered the health and safety agreement this season, and 47 new players have been added in December alone.
What is this concept? And only a third of the season, each team has an average of 2 players recruited, and many are stars, which is undoubtedly a huge loss for the NBA, after all, many fans buy tickets to see the stars.
Moreover, this infection is a knock-on effect, if a player is infected, then his teammates are very dangerous, and the opponents who have fought passionately with him in the game are also dangerous, and the opponent's teammates are also dangerous, and the chain of infection is formed step by step.
If the NBA can't deal with this crisis in time, resulting in a team that triggers a safety agreement, then the NBA is likely to fall into a suspension, and if a short suspension, it is still good news for the Lakers, not only the players who trigger the safety agreement have hope to return, but also the thick eyebrows, old Zhan and Wei Shao can also rest and rest, especially Wei Shao, don't look at his fierce game, there will certainly be accumulated fatigue, and the return of the Lakers with sufficient rest and a neat lineup will also make the NBA more attractive.
Of course, not only the Lakers, the Nets actually need a chance to rest, Durant is fierce, but his foot is afraid to return to the old injury under Nash's brainless use, and if you can temporarily rest for a while, whether it is waiting for Harden to return, or waiting for Irving to return, it is very necessary.
Of course, the league has now begun to conduct more detailed tests on players who have not been injected, but what is the use of this, the Olmikron strain is in the NBA, which is no longer something that prevention can solve.
Now back to the park, the players are certainly not happy, after all, no one wants to stay in the park for many months, and it is not realistic to force all players to inject reinforcement needles, then the NBA is estimated to have a lot of Irving to come, this kind of deadlock, can only see how the NBA cracked, or, resigned to fate?