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The Bucks and Kings have closed their facilities following the results of a recent series of coronavirus tests. Milwaukee and Sacramento join a list four other teams that have shut down practices in the last week. The Nuggets, Heat, Clippers and Nets have all closed their facilities in the ramp up to the NBA’s Orlando-based restart.
ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski delivered the news on the closure of the Bucks’ facilities.
The Milwaukee Bucks have shut down the team’s practice facility after receiving results of a Friday round of coronavirus testing, sources tell ESPN. The team isn’t expected to reopen facility for workouts prior to the organization's traveling party leaving for Orlando Thursday.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 5, 2020
Milwaukee is scheduled to travel to Orlando later this week and their first scrimmage against another team is slated for July 23. The Bucks currently have the best record in the NBA (53-12).
The Athletic’s Sam Amick updated the Kings’ status Sunday evening.
Source tells @TheAthletic the Kings have shut down their practice facility after receiving a positive coronavirus test within the team’s traveling party on Sunday. The facility is not expected to reopen before the team departs for Orlando on Wednesday.
— Sam Amick (@sam_amick) July 6, 2020
According to Amick, the Kings travel to Orlando on Wednesday. Like the Trail Blazers, the Kings are in the hunt for the final postseason spot in the Western Conference.
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