Just three days ago Jabari Parker worried the world of NBA with a bad news face to the expected resumption of the season in Orlando: his test for coronavirus had tested positive. The case of the forward was one of the three that Sacramento announced this week after testing all its players. “Several days ago I had a positive result for coronavirus and immediately isolated myself in Chicago, which is where I am staying. I am making progress in my recovery and I feel good. I look forward to joining my teammates in Orlando when we return to the field of play to resume the NBA season, “the player had said in a statement.
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Jabari Parker was shown playing tennis in a park three days after announcing his positive for coronavirus. Photos: @TMZ
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However, when not even a week had passed since his announcement, Parker became the protagonist of a controversy that is already making a lot of noise in the United States. It is that despite his positive, this Saturday he showed himself playing tennis at Longfellow Park in Chicago and was photographed by the TMZ Sports portal, which published the images on his page.
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Immediately the photos went viral and reached the Kings, who, in dialogue with NBC Sports California, acknowledged that they were already aware of the situation and that they were going to analyze what happened to see what steps to take: “We know the report and are collecting additional information. We have no further comment at this time. “
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Jabari Parker was shown playing tennis in a park three days after announcing his positive for coronavirus. Photos: @TMZ
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This news generates great alarm in the NBA, especially because Sacramento is one of 22 teams that will travel to Orlando, in the next two weeks for the restart of the 2019-20 NBA season, to be held entirely at the Disney World complex.
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While several Kings players have returned to Sacramento to train at the Golden 1 Center, Parker stayed in Chicago, and There is no official information on when he will be allowed to join the team before heading to Orlando.