Details were expected to remain sketchy surrounding the Bulls and the four “excused absences’’ from Sunday night’s win over Houston.
Welcome to the new normal in the NBA.
According to the league’s coronavirus protocol, players could be excused for several reasons, and not just a positive test. It could be any number of symptoms from an illness, it could be contact tracing, and it could be as simple as someone in their household sneezed.
Teams are not required to provide details, and the individual player has the right to make a positive test public.