A few days before the Kings were scheduled to leave for Orlando as part of the NBA’s season restart, the team shut down their facility because a member of their traveling party tested positive for the coronavirus, a source confirmed to NBC Sports California's James Ham.
The Athletic's Sam Amick first reported the news Sunday night.
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The Kings and the other 21 NBA teams scheduled to play at the Disney World complex in Orlando were set to leave their home markets beginning on Tuesday.
News of another positive coronavirus test comes 11 days after Jabari Parker and Alex Len confirmed they tested positive for the coronavirus. Guard Buddy Hield reportedly also tested positive for COVID-19.
Since July 1, as part of the NBA's Phase 3 of the restart plan, players have been allowed to participate in individual workouts at the Kings' practice facility at Golden 1 Center.
The Kings are the second team reportedly to shut their facility down Sunday. ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported Sunday, citing sources, that the Milwaukee Bucks closed their operations after receiving the results of coronavirus testing conducted Friday.
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The Kings and Bucks are scheduled to scrimmage against each other in Orlando on Saturday, July 25.
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Sacramento faces an uphill battle to reach the NBA playoffs. The Kings currently sit 3.5 games out of the No. 8 seed, and are in a logjam with the Portland Trail Blazers, New Orleans Pelicans, San Antonio Spurs and Phoenix Suns as they all try to chase down the Memphis Grizzlies for the final spot in the Western Conference playoffs.
If a team is within four games of the Grizzlies after the eight seeding games that will force play-in games for the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference.
Luke Walton's team should be able to beat the Spurs, Orlando Magic and Brooklyn Nets, but they face tough matchups against the Pelicans (twice), Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers.