Despite reeling with six remaining healthy players, the Washington Wizards are hopeful they can resume practicing as soon as Wednesday -- nine days after the franchise's last game amid a coronavirus outbreak within the team, sources told ESPN on Monday.
Through a difficult stretch of seven positive coronavirus tests among players -- a player and a staff member tested positive on Monday, sources confirmed -- a resumption of the Wizards' season could be close midweek should the franchise avoid new positive tests on Tuesday and Wednesday, sources said.
The NBA postponed a fifth consecutive Wizards game -- this time, against Charlotte on Wednesday -- and it remained unclear whether the NBA would push the Wizards to play a scheduled game against Milwaukee on Friday.