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Oklahoma City Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander enters NBA's COVID-19 protocols

Oklahoma City Thunder star guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander entered the NBA's health and safety protocols on Saturday, according to the league portal.

Meanwhile, rookie guard Josh Giddey, who leads the Thunder in rebounds and assists, is off the team's COVID-19 list after entering the protocols on Tuesday.

Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging a team-leading 22.7 points to go along with 4.8 rebounds and 5.2 assists.

Oklahoma City has six players currently out due to COVID-19 issues -- Gilgeous-Alexander, Darius Bazley, Derrick Favors, Tre Mann, Aleksej Pokusevski and Jeremiah Robinson-Earl -- along with head coach Mark Daigneault.