{"id":31842,"date":"2020-06-30T07:39:41","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T11:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/?p=31842"},"modified":"2020-06-30T07:39:41","modified_gmt":"2020-06-30T11:39:41","slug":"spencer-dinwiddie-deandre-jordan-positive-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2020\/06\/30\/spencer-dinwiddie-deandre-jordan-positive-coronavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Brooklyn Nets&#8217; Spencer Dinwiddie and DeAndre Jordan Test Positive For Coronavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/brooklyn-nets\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brooklyn Nets<\/a> guard <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/d\/dinwisp01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spencer Dinwiddie<\/a><\/strong> and center <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jordade01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DeAndre Jordan<\/a> <\/strong>have tested positive for coronavirus, according to ESPN&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wojespn\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adrian Wojnarowski<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The news broke late Monday, about a week after multiple players like <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/2020\/06\/24\/nikola-jokic-tests-positive-coronavirus\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Nikola Jokic<\/strong> <\/a>also tested positive for coronavirus. There are now three Nets players that have officially tested positive for COVID-19: Dinwiddie, Jordan, and forward <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/2020\/03\/17\/kevin-durant-among-four-brooklyn-nets-players-test-positive-for-coronavirus\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Kevin Durant<\/strong><\/a>. Brooklyn is currently in seventh place in the Eastern Conference, just 0.5 games ahead of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/orlando-magic\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Orlando Magic <\/a>for the eighth spot.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Two Brooklyn Nets have tested positive for the coronavirus &#8212; Jordan and Spencer Dinwiddie. Jordan has opted-out of Orlando, and Dinwiddie is strongly considering the same. Nets will sign a substitute for Jordan, per sources. Nets are presently the seventh seed in East.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wojespn\/status\/1277781101168209920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Spencer Dinwiddie and DeAndre Jordan Test Positive For Coronavirus<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Spencer Dinwiddie and DeAndre Jordan&#8217;s Latest Status\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Both Spencer Dinwiddie and DeAndre Jordan have made statements regarding their health status and their decision to play in Orlando.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Jordan took it to Twitter to announce his status, stating that he will not be in Orlando for &#8220;the resumption of the season.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Found out last night and confirmed again today that I\u2019ve tested positive for Covid while being back in market. As a result of this, I will not be in Orlando for the resumption of the season.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; DeAndre Jordan \ud83d\udc3a (@DeAndre) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeAndre\/status\/1277777538312478720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, Dinwiddie is unsure of whether he&#8217;ll be ready to play in July. In a recent conversation with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shams Charania<\/a>, he has expressed interest in playing, but also that he is experiencing many symptoms from COVID-19.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just to be clear I haven\u2019t opted out and want to play like I told <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@ShamsCharania<\/a>. Unfortunately I have been one of the cases that has various symptoms. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sgr7s3eQZx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/sgr7s3eQZx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Spencer Dinwiddie (@SDinwiddie_25) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SDinwiddie_25\/status\/1277782222402203653?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Brooklyn Nets Roster Moving Forward\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">As teams are preparing their final rosters to play in the Orlando bubble in late July, Brooklyn will have to make more changes than expected.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">With Jordan being out of the five spot, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/a\/allenja01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jarrett Allen<\/a><\/strong> will most likely be a starter. However, the Nets are open to signing another big to replace Jordan. If Dinwiddie does not return, then Brooklyn could move new signee <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/johnsty01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tyler Johnson<\/a><\/strong> to the one spot, or move <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/t\/templga01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Garrett Temple<\/a> <\/strong>to the one spot.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ultimately, Brooklyn could be in a tough situation to keep their playoff spot due to their depleted roster. Still, if Dinwiddie can remain the number one option in Brooklyn and the right moves are made within the roster, then the Nets can remain a team to beat in the Eastern Conference. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"dB1OaTfNR-NTgSBu_Yb4WQ\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1180598736\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'dB1OaTfNR-NTgSBu_Yb4WQ',sig:'w6hXkduX2f_OQW-yvJAWbRBywd7glh0WSFQn0puRMoY=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1180598736',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie and center DeAndre Jordan have tested positive for coronavirus, according to ESPN&#8217;s Adrian Wojnarowski. The news broke late Monday, about a week after multiple players like Nikola Jokic also tested positive for coronavirus. There are now three Nets players that have officially tested positive for COVID-19: Dinwiddie, Jordan, and forward [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2853,"featured_media":31854,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,6,3],"tags":[2260,231,3074,3421,228,3729,1043,69,96,1298,326],"class_list":["post-31842","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","category-nets","category-news","tag-2019-20-nba-season","tag-brooklyn-nets","tag-coronavirus","tag-coronavirus-pandemic","tag-deandre-jordan","tag-garrett-temple","tag-jarrett-allen","tag-kevin-durant","tag-nba","tag-spencer-dinwiddie","tag-tyler-johnson"],"modified_by":"Tyler Marling","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31842","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2853"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31842"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31842\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31842"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31842"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}