LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.– Milwaukee Bucks reserve guard Pat Connaughton has actually tested positive for the coronavirus and is not in Orlando with the group.
” I did not travel with our team after I tested positive,” Connaughton informed ESPN and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in a statement Monday. “I am healthy and I feel fantastic and I am thrilled to join my teammates in Orlando once I satisfy all the NBA protocols.”
Positive tests in the traveling celebration had actually caused the Bucks to close down their practice facility four days ahead of traveling to Orlando.
Connaughton, 27, has actually appeared in 61 video games for Milwaukee this season. He is averaging 5.1 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.6 helps per game.
Guard Eric Bledsoe, who evaluated favorable for COVID-19, is likewise not with the team.
The Bucks open their NBA reboot on July 31 versus the Boston Celtics.