Kevin Durant played only 19 minutes off the bench in the Nets vs. Tyrannosaurus game. He was temporarily asked to retire by the NBA during the game, which sparked heated debate in the league. The NBA’s actions are considered quite absurd.
Because of the controversy, the NBA issued a statement explaining their decision. The statement read:
“KD’s three tests in the past 24 hours were negative, including two PCR nucleic acid tests today. But someone he came into contact with this afternoon had an inconclusive test result before the start of the game. The results were reviewed. At that time, KD was judged to be unable to play at the beginning.”
“Under the league’s health and safety guidelines, we will not prohibit players from playing unless the person in close contact is diagnosed positive. However, during the game, the person KD contacted this afternoon was diagnosed positive. Out of caution, KD was asked to retire and accept The alliance’s tracking program confirms whether he is a close contact of the confirmed subject.”
However, the NBA’s explanation is not enough to convince people. Some experts said that if the NBA really thinks it is cautious, it should not let KD play at all, because they already know that KD has contacted people who are suspected of being diagnosed. Now let him play and retire, there is still a breach in the NBA’s epidemic prevention.
KD has missed many games due to the epidemic prevention regulations, and today he is obviously frustrated after being asked to leave.
Free me
— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) February 6, 2021
Later, he posted “Return me free” on Twitter, which was also liked and reposted by hundreds of thousands of netizens. KD also directly marked the NBA account: “@NBA, your fans are not stupid! They can’t be fooled by such poor public relations. #Liberation 7号”
I @nba, your fans aren’t dumb!!!! You can’t fool em with your Wack ass PR tactics.. #FREE7 https://t.co/78N1iKFAoc
— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) February 6, 2021
After the game, KD has confirmed that it will not follow the Nets to the away game to prepare for the 76ers.
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