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TAUREAN PRINCE ALSO TESTS POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS, WON’T GO TO ORLANDO

And now, Taurean Prince.

Adrian Wojnarowski reported that Prince, who had been one of 12 healthy Nets (if you include Justin Anderson who hasn’t officially been signed) tested positive Tuesday for coronavirus. Adrian Wojnarowski first reported the news...

Prince is the fourth Nets player – including DeAndre Jordan, Spencer Dinwiddie and Wilson Chandler – to opt-out of the league’s restart. Nets are eligible to sign four substitute players. Team departed this evening for Orlando. https://t.co/CC7nMZFm4i

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 7, 2020

Woj also explained how Prince’s situation is different from others, saying the Nets swingman was “declared out” of Orlando because “the late-timing of his positive test put his build-up back to basketball in jeopardy; in his case, it is not an ‘opt out.