Brooklyn Nets forward Michael Beasley left the NBA bubble on Disney WorldLeague sources told ESPN.
Beasley, 31, was signed by the Nets on July 9 as a substitute player to participate in the League restart that will begin later this month in Orlando because the Nets have seen their roster decimated by a combination of injuries and cases. of coronaviruses before the resumption of the season.
It is unclear whether Beasley will eventually join the team within the bubble, sources said.
During a conference call with reporters last week, the Nets general manager, Sean MarksHe said Beasley arrived at the team’s hotel, underwent a physical exam, and would have to test negative for the coronavirus for six consecutive days before he was cleared to join the team in practice.
The Nets, who no longer have Kevin Durant (Achilles) and Kyrie Irving (shoulder); They also don’t have Spencer Dinwiddie, DeAndre Jordan, and Taurean Prince after the three tested positive for coronavirus and refused to participate in the reboot.
In addition to Beasley, the Nets have signed veterans Tyler Johnson and Jamal Crawford. They also announced the addition of the eaves, Lance Thomas, on Tuesday afternoon to help complete their roster, and signed rookie Donta Hall, who played in four games for the Detroit Pistons earlier this season before being “cut.”
“We need to put these guys in front of our coaching staff and in front of each other,” Marks said last week. “Someone joked today (that) we were going to have to carry name tags because it’s a new list.”
Brooklyn’s first restart game is against the Orlando Magic on July 31. The Nets are currently in seventh place in the league standings. Eastern Conference, half a game ahead of Orlando in the eighth and six full games ahead of the ninth place Washington Wizards. If the eighth-place team in either conference is no more than four games ahead of the ninth-place team once the initial eight games are completed, there will be one or two games to determine who will be eighth-place in the The conference .
Beasley, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft, has played for seven teams in his 11-year NBA career. Last played for Los Angeles Lakers during the 2018-19 season, appearing in 26 games and averaging 7.0 points per game.
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