Despite the NBA regular season being over, the Charlotte Hornets are still being hit with injury news. Forwards Miles Bridges and P.J. Washington, both of whom are a part of the Team USA Select Team, find themselves out of action and in COVID protocols alongside Knicks guard Immanuel Quickley, as reported by ESPN’s Brian Windhorst on Thursday.
Interestingly, it is both players’ second stint in COVID protocols over the last year. Bridges missed a crucial chunk of the season late in the year due to being in COVID protocols while Washington was out in mid-February during a span when the Hornets had a pair of games postponed.
That both find themselves in protocols could be a matter of contract tracing, though that is simply speculation for now. Neither have publicly acknowledged whether they are vaccinated, though that may not necessarily mean they wouldn’t have the virus again.
The Select Team, which does not include LaMelo Ball, also saw Anthony Edwards limp off the court with a sprained ankle.
