Celtics guard Josh Richardson is back in health and safety protocols, according to the team.
Richardson was cleared for the last two games by multiple negative COVID tests, and he scored a season-high 27 points against the Knicks on Saturday. A positive test forced him to miss the last game of the team’s recent West Coast trip, and he was forced to quarantine inside an AirBnb in Phoenix — remaining behind while the team returned home to play the Bucks.
“I found out I tested positive or whatever the morning of the [Suns] game [on Dec.