NEW YORK – After being exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19, Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant faces a one-week quarantine as part of the league’s health and safety protocols, sources told ESPN.
Durant, who had COVID-19 in May, continued to record antibodies to the coronavirus. On Monday afternoon, Durant tested negative for coronavirus three times, the sources added.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, antibodies are “proteins that help fight infections and can protect against disease again.” Scientists are still unsure of how antibodies again provide immunity to infection. NBA’s COVID-19 protocols do not distinguish between players who have antibodies and those who do not.
In the week that Durant is missing, Brooklyn will play Utah, Philadelphia, Memphis and Oklahoma City.
Durant, who missed the entire 2019-20 season recovering from an Achilles tendon injury, started all six Nets games this year.
He has an average of 28.2 points, 7 rebounds and 4.8 assists in 34 minutes per game.