After the postponement of the Rockets-Thunder game due to the positive tests COVID-19 within the Rockets team, Houston would have to deal with additional players facing a quarantine period of seven days.
According to Shams Charania of athletic, A separate positive test from a Rockets staff member triggered additional tracking of contacts. As a result, a group of players will have to be quarantined for seven days, including Eric Gordon, John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins.
After the opening of the Rockets season was postponed, Charania reported that three players gave positive results, another four being quarantined after following contacts. Rookie Kenyon Martin Jr. has yielded positive results, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. He and a group that included Wall and Cousins received haircuts at a player’s apartment on Tuesday night, which triggered contact tracking protocols.
The Rockets’ next game is scheduled for Saturday on the road against the Trail Blazers, followed by a road game Monday against the Nuggets.