The San Antonio Spurs announced its first official injury report after four positive coronavirus tests postponed four games and kept the team in quarantine in Charlotte for almost a week.
DeMar DeRozan is not with the team, and the four-time All-Star will not be available for San Antonio’s confrontation with the Oklahoma City Thunder after his father passed away last Friday.
Rudy Gay, Keldon Johnson, Devin Vassell, Derrick White and Quinndary Weatherspoon will also not be available on Wednesday according to the league’s health and safety protocols.
LaMarcus Aldridge took part in the practice today after losing the previous six games with a right hip flexor injury, and Spurs will update its status tomorrow.
Silver and Black must put eight players on the field in order to play, and they called Luka Samanic and Tre Jones from the G League on Sunday in an apparent attempt to reach that mark.
Even though LaMarcus fails to adapt, Patty Mills, Dejounte Murray, Jakob Poeltl, Lonnie Walker IV, Trey Lyles, Drew Eubanks, Luka Samanic, Tre Jones and Keita Bates-Diop give them nine active players.
Spurs were playing their best basketball of the season before this sudden hiatus, so it will be fascinating to see how coach Popovich handles the spins on his return to action.