Report: Kevin Durant expected to require 7-day quarantine before return

January 04, 2021 - 5:26pm

Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant (7). (Kathy Willens/AP)

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant will miss Tuesday’s game against the Utah Jazz due to the NBA’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols and is expected to require a seven-day quarantine before he’s cleared to return, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic.

Nets star Kevin Durant is listed out Tuesday vs. Utah due to NBA's coronavirus health and safety protocols.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 4, 2021

Nets star Kevin Durant is expected to require seven days of quarantine before returning to action due to contact tracing/exposure to COVID-19, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 4, 2021

Durant, who logged 38 minutes in the Nets’ 123-122 loss to the Washington Wizards on Sunday, is averaging 28.2 points, seven rebounds and 4.8 assists through six games this season.

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