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Michael Malone confirms Michael Porter Jr. was sidelined due to positive COVID-19 test

During a postgame press conference with the media on Tuesday night following a loss to the Brooklyn Nets, Michael Malone shared some insight into Michael Porter Jr.’s extended absence due to health and safety protocols.

Porter, who was held out of games from January 1st to January 6th due to “contact tracing” according to Shams Charania of The Athletic, was tagged again by the NBA’s health and safety protocols on the precipice of his return on January 7th, with Shams citing the following:

Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr.