Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie announced Tuesday that he won’t join his team in Orlando after testing positive again for the coronavirus.
Dinwidddie tweeted the news.
After another positive test yesterday and considering the symptoms, @BrooklynNets, team doctors and I have decided that it would be in the best interest for me and the team that I do not play in Orlando. I will be supporting the guys every step of the way! #AudienceOfOne
— Spencer Dinwiddie (@SDinwiddie_25) July 7, 2020
Dinwiddie’s teammate, center DeAndre Jordan, has also tested positive for the coronavirus and opted out of joining the team in Orlando.
The Nets were scheduled to arrive in Orlando Tuesday, one of the 22 NBA teams scheduled to resume games on July 30. They are in seventh place in the Eastern Conference, a half-game ahead of the Orlando Magic for the final playoff spot.
Losing Dinwiddie leaves a big hole for the Nets. He was second on the team in scoring average this season at 20.6 points per game. The top scorer, Kyrie Irving, played in only 20 games due to injury — compared to Dinwiddie’s 64. Dinwiddie led the team in assists with 6.8 per game.
