Since Monday morning, the headlines and news tweets have come fast and furious — there’s no more sheltering professional leagues from COVID-19 and the Omicron variant. The NBA, NFL and NHL are all dealing with team-wide outbreaks across the U.S., with the biggest in Chicago with the Bulls. The Raptors are already seeing changes as a result of that, with their next scheduled game on Thursday postponed to a later date.
Tonight, there is no postponement, but the Nets are seeing players drop into health and safety protocol like flies over the last 48 hours.
Four Nets -- LaMarcus Aldridge, DeAndre Bembry, Jevon Carter and James Johnson -- have entered health and safety protocols and are listed out tonight vs.