On May 10, Beijing time, before the G4 battle between the Warriors and the Grizzlies, the Warriors coach Kerr's nucleic acid test result was positive, and the infection with the new crown triggered the league's health and safety agreement, and it was determined that he had no chance to coach the Western Conference Semifinals G4, mike Brown became the warriors' interim coach; the Grizzlies were the core star injury stop, and Morant was absent from G4 due to a knee injury.
According to Mark Medina, Kerr coached the Warriors for this morning's shooting practice, but wore a mask in an interview; the rest of the Warriors tested negative for covid-19.
Warriors reporter Antony Slater said Cole has been wearing a mask for the past few days, suggesting some sort of concern. In recent press conferences, his voice has been hoarse, and today he tested positive for the new crown virus.
Kerr was quarantined from the new crown, Brown replaced Kerr to coach the G4, according to statistics, Brown's record in the playoffs as interim coach, the Warriors' record is 13 wins and 0 losses; it is worth mentioning that the Kings officially announced the appointment of Brown as the team's new coach today; American reporters ridiculed Brown for becoming the head coach of two teams in one day.
The Grizzlies core star Morante was absent from G4 due to a knee injury, and the Grizzlies have officially confirmed the news, Jones replaced Morant to start; before the G4 game, Morant was still limping when walking, and the knee injury was worrying; Morant had an MRI, but Jenkins and the Grizzlies did not announce the injury, they may be afraid that Morante's injury will affect the whole team.
Morant's 20-5 record is good this season, but this year's playoffs, Morant's plus-minus when he was on the floor was +36, and when he sat on the bench, the Grizzlies had a plus-minus of -29; it is clear that Morant's injury was a major blow to the Grizzlies; this year's playoffs, Morant averaged 27.1 points, 8 rebounds and 9.8 assists per game, and against the Warriors Series, averaging 38.3 points, 6.4 rebounds, 8.3 assists and 3 steals per game.