Kevin Durant set to quarantine for 1 week, will miss four games amidst COVID-19 scare

Kevin Durant’s bright start to life at Brooklyn Nets has reportedly hit a roadblock as 32-year-old faces a seven-day quarantine period. former Golden State Warriors returned to NBA after more than a year out with injuries and has become fulcrum of Nets offence along with Kyrie Irving. Durant’s absence will be a huge blow to head coach Steve Nash, with Brooklyn currently 3-4 in East, having lost four of ir last five games.

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Kevin Durant quarantine: Kevin Durant misses 4 games after exposure to COVID-19

According to a report by ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski and Malika Andrews, Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant is facing a one week quarantine under NBA health and safety protocols following exposure to a person who tested positive for COVID-19.  Nets will be without Durant for a run of four games beginning Tuesday against Utah Jazz and continuing through Thursday (Philadelphia 76ers), Friday (Memphis Grizzlies) and Sunday (Oklahoma City Thunder). If Durant continues to test negative for coronavirus, soonest he can return will be against Denver Nuggets on January 12. 

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report furr stated that Kevin Durant has continued to register coronavirus antibodies and tested negative for virus three times in recent days and had tested positive for same in May. However, NBA's COVID-19 protocols do t distinguish between players who have antibodies and those who do t. Family members and close contacts of NBA players are allowed to be regularly tested for coronavirus, and a player enters contact tracing/quarantine protocols once individual tests positive. 

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Kevin Durant is a vital cog in Nets offense and head coach Steve Nash will have to limit dam suffered in his absence. 32-year-old's quarantine means that onus will be on Kyrie Irving and Caris LeVert to create shots for rest of team as y look to turn a corner on ir recent poor form. Durant, who missed entirety of 2019/20 NBA season, has made a startling return, averaging 28.2 points, 7 rebounds and 4.8 assists so far this season.  ex-GSW star last played 38 minutes in  Nets’ loss to Washington Wizards on Sunday. He tallied 28 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists.

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