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NEW YORK, USA – Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie said Tuesday, July 7, he has again tested positive for COVID-19 and will not compete in the NBA season restart at Orlando, Florida.
Dinwiddie announced last week he had tested positive for the deadly virus, then confirmed in a Twitter posting Tuesday he had again tested positive.
“After another positive test yesterday and considering the symptoms, @BrooklynNets, team doctors and I have decided that it would be in the best interest for me and the team that I do not play in Orlando,” Dinwiddie tweeted. “I will be supporting the guys every step of the way!”
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At 30-34, the Nets are trying to secure one of the final two Eastern Conference playoff spots. They are just ahead of Orlando (30-35) with Washington (24-40) a longshot to knock either out of a playoff spot. (READ: Nets 2020 playoff preview: Thank you, next)
The NBA season was shut down on March 11 after Utah’s Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19.
Tuesday is the deadline to finalize lineups to begin training camps ahead of a July 30 resumption of play, each club playing 8 games to complete the season.
After another positive test yesterday and considering the symptoms, @BrooklynNets, team doctors and I have decided that it would be in the best interest for me and the team that I do not play in Orlando. I will be supporting the guys every step of the way! #AudienceOfOne
— Spencer Dinwiddie (@SDinwiddie_25) July 7, 2020
– Rappler.com
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