December 14 was a tough day for the Nets. Paul Millsap was already in COVID health and safety protocols and as Bruce Brown looked around the locker room, he saw some empty places, as he told Adrian Wojnarowski. As the game vs. Raptors approached, he knew Paul Millsap was out. He had been told to stay home the day before and DeAndre’ Bembry and James Johnson had had positive or inconclusive tests earlier in the day.
Woj, writing with Baxter Holmes, described the scene Brown faced, literally and figuratively.
Standing in the locker room at Barclays Center, Brooklyn Nets guard Bruce Brown stared at the empty stalls surrounding him: all his neighbors, all absent.