San Antonio Spurs Dejounte Murray (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
On February 16th, the San Antonio Spurs announced several players tested positive for COVID-19 after their 122-110 victory in Charlotte. As a result, the NBA promptly canceled their next three games against the Cavaliers, Knicks, and Pacers. As if that, along with unprecedented severe winter weather in Texas, were not enough, Demar DeRozan received heartbreaking news about his father’s passing only days later.
Not only did DeRozan miss the Spurs’ recent game in Oklahoma City to understandably spend time with his family, but Derrick White, Rudy Gay, Devin Vassell, Keldon Johnson, and Quinndary Weatherspoon were forced to sit for several games.