Washington Wizards center Montrezl Harrell has entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols, according to a Tuesday morning tweet from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Harrell will not play tonight against the Miami Heat on the road.
Washington Wizards center Montrezl Harrell has entered the league's Covid protocols, sources tell ESPN. He's the seventh player on roster to do so. Wizards play the Heat tonight.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 28, 2021
Harrell joins Thomas Bryant, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Bradley Beal, Aaron Holiday, Anthony Gill and Raul Neto in protocols. Given that Bryant is still recovering from a knee injury he suffered last year, it softens the blow the Wizards are enduring.