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COVID-19: Two Brooklyn Nets Games Postponed With 10 Players Placed In Safety Protocol COVID-19: Two Brooklyn Nets Games Postponed With 10 Players Placed In Safety Protocol
Covid-19: Two Brooklyn Nets Games Postponed With 10 Players Placed In Safety Protocol Kyrie Irving is now unofficially the least of the Brooklyn Nets’ COVID-19 concerns. With nearly a dozen players placed in the NBA’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols, the league announced that the Nets’ games on Sunday, Dec. 19 against the Denver Nuggets and Tuesday, Dec. 21 against the Washington Wizards were to be postponed. Related story - COVID-19: NFL, NBA, NHL Seeing Marquee Players Sidelined By Virus Currently, the Nets have 10 players in the league's health and safety protocols, including their “big three” stars Kevin Durant, James Harden, and Irving, who has declined to get v…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: NFL, NBA, NHL Seeing Marquee Players Sidelined By Virus COVID-19: NFL, NBA, NHL Seeing Marquee Players Sidelined By Virus
Covid-19: NFL, NBA, NHL Seeing Marquee Players Sidelined By Virus The winter surge of new COVID-19 cases is wreaking havoc on professional sports leagues, which have seen some top stars sidelined with the virus and other teams struggling to have enough eligible players. Major sports stars in the NFL, NBA, and NHL have been forced to watch their teams from the bench at home in recent weeks due to outbreaks of COVID-19 that have forced close contacts away from their teams. The hits keep coming despite the leagues heavily promoting and encouraging players and staff to get vaccinated. According to the NFL, approximately 95 percent of its players are vaccinat…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: NYS Issues New Seating Guidance For Knicks, Nets Playoff Games COVID-19: NYS Issues New Seating Guidance For Knicks, Nets Playoff Games
Covid-19: NYS Issues New Seating Guidance For Knicks, Nets Playoff Games There will be (vaccinated) fans in the stands this year as both the New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets prepare for what they hope are lengthy playoff runs. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that fans will be able to pack the stands when the two teams start their postseason run, with no mask mandate or social distance necessary for anyone who has proof of vaccination. At both the Barclays Center and Madison Square Garden, there will also be a section for unvaccinated fans who will have to remain six feet apart and wear masks while vaccinated New Yorkers are cheering shoulder-to-shoulder. …

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by Zak Failla
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Brooklyn Nets' Kevin Durant Tests Positive For Coronavirus Brooklyn Nets' Kevin Durant Tests Positive For Coronavirus
Brooklyn Nets' Kevin Durant Tests Positive For Coronavirus Kevin Durant told The Athletic NBA on Tuesday that he'd tested positive for the coronavirus. "Everyone be careful, take care of yourself and quarantine," the Brooklyn Nets star told The Athletic NBA. "We're going to get through this." Durant, 31, didn't have symptoms but was among four positive test results on the Nets, the Athletic's Shams Charania tweeted. The other three Nets players who tested positive -- bringing the overall NBA total to seven -- weren't immediately identified. Durant signed a four-year, $164.3 million contract with the Nets last June after three seasons wi…

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