If a player tests positive for COVID-19, the NBA mandates 10 days of isolation before a cardiac screening and reconditioning before being cleared to return. A player who tests positive could also be allowed to play after returning two negative PCR tests within a 24-hour period. James said in late September that he had received the COVID-19 vaccine, admitting “I know that I was very skeptical about it all. But after doing my research and things of that nature, I felt like it was best suited, not only for me but for my family and my friends. James has missed half of the season so far for the struggling Lakers although that was because of injuries and a one-game suspension after an ejection against the Detroit Pistons. When he is in action, James is averaging 25.8 points, 6.8 assists and 5.2 rebounds per game this season. “Obviously it’s a huge loss,” Lakers coach Frank Vogel said before the game. We just want the best for him right now.” Vogel added that the team found out James was going into protocols in the morning and made sure he got home to Los Angeles from Sacramento, where the Lakers were playing on Tuesday night. The news of James’ entry into protocols comes hours after ESPN reported the NBA completed a study on preseason antibody test results of 2,300 players and staff, finding that Moderna and Pfizer vaccines created higher levels of antibodies compared to Johnson and Johnson. The ESPN report said the NBA has had 34 fully vaccinated players or team staff test positive for a breakthrough case through November 19. Vogel said he and Lakers General Manager Rob Pelinka met with Lakers players to emphasize the NBA’s recommendation “just to encourage and recommend the booster shot and the values that come with it.” SPORTS: Omicron Variant Puts Sports World on Edge The report added that the NBA has a 97 percent vaccination rate among players and is using the report to encourage either vaccinated players to get a booster shot in-season or have players who are unvaccinated - Brooklyn’s Kyrie Irving most notably among them - to get their initial shots. Multiple sports events throughout Europe and Africa have been affected this week by the new COVID-19 variant while the first meeting between members of the Salt Lake City-Utah Bid Committee exploring a bid for the 2030 or 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and the International Olympic Committee in Switzerland has been delayed until next week at the earliest.Ī group of representatives from the SLC Bid Committee and the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee including Utah Governor Spencer Cox, Committee Chief Executive Officer Fraser Bullock and USOPC Board Chair Susanne Lyons were on a call with the IOC Future Host Committee last month, according to a report in the Deseret News.
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