Heat close practice facility after second player tests positive for COVID-19

Jimmy Butler
SG, Miami Heat

After a second member of the Heat tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, the team practice facilities have been closed to all activities, with an exception for testing.

Derrick Jones Jr. had tested positive earlier in the week, and it has not been reported who the latest player to test positive for the coronavirus is. This is a precautionary measure that many teams are undertaking as they prepare to shift operations to the Orlando bubble. The Heat will resume team activities there on July 8.

Source: Ethan J Skolnick on Twitter

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July 3, 2020, 3:48 pm

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