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Malika Andrews
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ESPN staff writer- Personal editor
- He joined ESPN in 2018
- He appears regularly on ESPN Chicago 1000
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Adrian Wojnarowski
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NBA Senior Insider- Host of The Woj Pod
- He joined ESPN in 2017
After being exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19, Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant faces forty-one weeks as part of the league’s health and safety protocols. sources told ESPN.
During the season he lost the game against Utah, Philadelphia, Memphis and Oklahoma City.
Durant, who had COVID-19 in May, has continued to register antibodies against the coronavirus, sources said. As of Monday afternoon, Durant had tested negative for coronavirus three times, sources said.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, antibodies are “proteins that help fight infections and can provide protection against the disease again.” Scientists are still unsure of the degree of immunity that antibodies offer against re-infection. NBA COVID-19 protocols do not distinguish between players who have antibodies and those who do not.
Durant, who lost the entire 2019-20 season recovering from an Achilles injury, has started in the Nets ’six games this year. He averages 28.2 points, 7 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game in 34 minutes of play time.
The Nets have struggled after a strong start to the season, falling to 3-4 after defeats against the Atlanta Hawks and Washington Wizards.