Philadelphia 76ers guard Seth Curry returned a positive test for the coronavirus, which the team learned near the start of their 122-109 defeat to the Nets in Brooklyn on Thursday night, sources told ESPN.
The Sixers will stay overnight in New York and will begin contact tracking on Friday morning, the sources said. The team will run a new round of testing on Friday according to the league’s health and safety protocols.
Curry, who missed Thursday’s game with pain in his left ankle, spent the first quarter on the bench before the Sixers knew of a positive test, the sources said. He was sitting in his mask during the first quarter, next to assistant coach Sam Cassell and center pivot Joel Embiid.
Curry then left the court area and isolated himself. He left the Barclays Center separate from the team.
Embiid, who has a 3-month-old son, told ESPN that he plans to quarantine his family until he is satisfied that he has not contracted the virus.
Philadelphia’s next game is scheduled for Saturday at home against the Denver Nuggets.
Sixers coach Doc Rivers, who is Curry’s father-in-law, said before Thursday’s game that Curry had suffered an ankle injury in Philadelphia’s 141-136 victory over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night, which Curry scored 28 points in 11-to-14 footage of 36 minutes.
Rivers said he “had no idea” when Curry suffered the injury. Shake Milton started in his place against the Nets.
“I know I was in the game [Wednesday] (…) I think at some point in the late fourth quarter, “said Rivers.” But, as to how long he will be unconscious, my guess is from day to day. I don’t think it’s a serious injury, but it’s the right thing to do. “
Curry appeared to be sitting in the front row at the start of Thursday night’s game, sitting next to Cassell and two seats away from the reserve center Dwight Howard, until the big veteran lay down at the base line to stretch before entering the game.
When Embiid went to the bench with 3:05 to the end of the first quarter, he sat on the seat to the left of Curry, where he remained for the rest of the first quarter.
At the beginning of the second half, Embiid was still in his place and Cassell was still in his, but the place Curry had occupied was empty. And it seemed to stay that way for the rest of the game.
ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne and Tim Bontemps contributed to this report.