Paul George will miss Friday’s play-in, do-or-die game between the Los Angeles Clippers and New Orleans Pelicans Friday night, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, who says George has entered the NBA’s health and safety protocol after testing positive for COVID-19.
The situation with George is worth monitoring because he just played the Timberwolves on Tuesday night, scoring 34 points in 41 minutes. As of Friday, the Timberwolves are good to go for Saturday’s series opener against the Grizzlies.
Chris Finch says the Wolves are good to go for Game 1. No one in protocols or anything like that after Paul George tested positive
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The Timberwolves are believed to be fully vaccinated, but it’s unclear if the players have received booster doses of the vaccine. Bring Me The News has reached out to the Timberwolves for a comment.
The winner of the Clippers-Pelicans game Friday night will be the No. 8 seed and face the No. 1 Phoenix Suns in the playoffs.
The Timberwolves are the No. 7 seed and face the No. 2 Memphis Grizzlies in a best-of-seven series starting Saturday at 2:30 p.m.
