Dr. Riley Williams, Nets medical director, confident in NBA and Nets protocols

Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty ImagesDr. Riley Williams III is the medical director of the Nets and the Red Bulls, both of which are playing in “bubbles” at Walt Disney World. The Hospital for Special Surgery orthopedist won’t be there, instead staying behind in New York using tele-health to communicate with both clubs’ trainers and performance teams.

And he’s fine with it ... and fine with the NBA and MLS protocols governing the return-to-play as he told Sports Illustrated recently.

“Now that I’ve got two teams in the bubble, our plan is to do a Zoom call and basically a remote-based training room encounter with the athletic trainers in the bubble and the PT staff and with the athletes.…