In a bizarre back-and-forth, Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant's night culminated with him being unexpectedly pulled from Friday's 123-117 loss to the Toronto Raptors in the third quarter due to the health and safety protocols.
Durant was initially not available to start Friday's game because someone he interacted with earlier in the day had an inconclusive test result for COVID-19, the league explained in a statement. He later came off the bench and checked into the game at the 4:13 mark of the first quarter.
"Durant was initially held out of the game while that result was being reviewed," the statement read.