Curry out with the flu, not coronavirus, Warriors say
NBA
SAN FRANCISCO >> Warriors guard Stephen Curry was diagnosed with the flu Saturday morning but is not showing signs of the coronavirus, according to team physician Dr. Robert Nied.
“This morning Stephen Curry was diagnosed with influenza A by a positive viral testing,” Nied said via a team statement. “We have identified his probable source contact who is not part of basketball operations. He has no specific risk factors for COVID-19. He has the seasonal flu. We have begun treatment for Stephen and instituted our team protocol for influenza exposure.”
As of now, there is no timetable for when he will be back in the Warriors’ lineup. On Thursday, Curry returned after being sidelined for four months with a broken left hand. After one game, he was ruled out for Saturday’s game against the 76ers with an illness.
“I was with Steph yesterday in practice and also in Oakland yesterday afternoon and he was fine,” head coach Steve Kerr said. “So he woke up this morning feeling sick. I know his young son was sick for a couple of days so he probably got it from his son. But our doctors checked him out and it’s the basic flu.”
Earlier this week, the NBA sent a memo directing teams to take precautions against the coronavirus. Those precautions include players fist-bumping instead of shaking hands with fans and avoiding taking pens to sign autographs. It was also reported the league is considering barring media from player locker rooms during this time.
After two confirmed cases of the virus were reported in San Francisco, the Warriors announced on Friday that Saturday night’s game against the 76ers at Chase Center will continue as scheduled. In a statement, they cautioned, “Any guest who is feeling sick, regardless of their symptoms, should not attend public events.”
Team doctors addressed Golden State’s players and coaches earlier in the week about precautions they can take.
“It’s absolutely a concern,” Kerr said. “But I’m no expert. I’m just like everyone else, just trying to learn about it. It’s a concern and we’re doing our job to come in and get ready for the game and play the game, and the league will tell us what to do next.”
Miami Orlando Washington Charlotte Atlanta
CENTRAL DIVISION
x-Milwaukee Indiana Chicago Detroit Cleveland
x-clinched playoff spot Friday's games
Washington 118, Atlanta 112 Brooklyn 139, San Antonio 120 Oklahoma City 126, New York 103 Indiana 108, Chicago 102
Utah 99, Boston 94
Orlando 132, Minnesota 118 Dallas 121, Memphis 96
New Orleans 110, Miami 104 Phoenix 127, Portland 117
Lakers 113, Milwaukee 103
Saturday's games
Charlotte 108, Houston 99
Utah at Detroit, (n)
Denver at Cleveland, (n)
Atlanta at Memphis, (n) Philadelphia at Golden State, (n) Sacramento at Portland, (n)
Sunday's games
42 40 39 28 19 44 42 38 28 19 40 28 23 22 19 53 38 21 20 17 20 22 24 36 43 18 20 25 34 44 23 35 39 41 45 10 25 42 43 45 .677 .645 .619 .438 .306 .710 .677 .603 .452 .302 .635 .444 .371 .349 .297 .841 .603 .333 .317 .274
— 2 31⁄2 15 23
— 2 61⁄2 16 251⁄2
— 12 161⁄2
18 211⁄2
— 15 32 33 351⁄2
Chicago at Brooklyn, noon
Lakers at Clippers, 12:30 p.m.
New Orleans at Minnesota, 12:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 3 p.m. Oklahoma City at Boston, 3 p.m. Indiana at Dallas, 4 p.m.
Miami at Washington, 4 p.m.
Orlando at Houston, 4 p.m.
Detroit at New York, 4:30 p.m.
San Antonio at Cleveland, 4:30 p.m. Toronto at Sacramento, 6 p.m.
1. South Carolina (31-1) beat No. 25 Arkansas 90-64.
2. Baylor (28-1) did not play.
4. Louisville (28-4) Lost to Florida State, 62-60.
5. UConn (27-3) beat Temple 91-84.
10. NC State (27-4) beat Boston College 82-75.
11. Northwestern (26-4) lost to Michigan 67-59.
12. Gonzaga (28-2) did not play.
14. Oregon St. (23-9 lost to No 7. Stanford 68-57.
15. Texas A&M (22-8) lost to No. 25 Arkansas 67-66.
17. South Dakota (28-2) beat Omaha 99-40.
18. DePaul (26-5) beat Providence 97-59.
19. Iowa (23-7) lost to Ohio State 87-66.
21. Princeton (26-1) beat Cornell 69-50.
22. Florida State (24-7) beat No. 4 Louisville 62-60.
23. Missouri State (26-4) beat Loyola of Chicago 72-61.
24. Arizona State (20-11) lost to California 71-67.
25. Arkansas (24-8) lost to No. 1 South Carolina 90-64.
CS Bakersfield 49, Grand Canyon 41 CS Northridge 74, UC Riverside 49 California Baptist 73, Rio Grande 70 Portland 76, Pacific 69
Vegas Edmonton Calgary Vancouver Arizona Anaheim Sharks
Los Angeles
CENTRAL DIVISION
St. Louis Colorado Dallas Nashville Winnipeg Minnesota Chicago
Boston Tampa Bay Toronto Florida Montreal Buffalo Ottawa Detroit 69 68 69 67 69 68 67 68
GP W
68 67 68 68 69 68 68 68 67 69 67 69 67 68 69 37 36 36 35 33 28 29 27 40 40 37 34 35 34 31 43 42 35 33 31 29 24 16
METROPOLITAN DIVISION
GP W
24 24 26 26 28 32 34 35 18 19 23 26 28 27 29 13 20 25 26 29 30 32 48 8 8 7 6 8 8 4 6 10 8 8 8 6 7 8 12 5 9 8 9 8 12
5 82 219 206 80 217 209 79 207 210 76 222 211 74 193 183 64 176 215 62 176 214 60 172 209 90 218 189 88 229 183 82 178 173 76 211 215 76 208 199 75 215 216 70 206 214 98 222 169 89 235 185 79 236 226 74 225 226 71 209 213 66 191 212 60 185 234 37 138 258
L OT Pts
GF GA
Dallas Minnesota Kansas City Colorado Seattle
LAFC
Salt Lake Earthquakes Houston Galaxy Nashville Portland Vancouver
Montreal 1 0 1 4 4 3 NY R. Bulls 1 0 1 4 4 3 Toronto 1 0 1 4 3 2 Atlanta 1 0 0 3 2 1 Columbus 1 0 0 3 1 0 D.C. United 1 1 0 3 3 3 Orlando 0 0 1 1 0 0 Chicago 0 1 1 1 2 3 N. England 0 1 1 1 2 3 Cincinnati 0 1 0 0 2 3 Inter Miami 0 2 0 0 1 3 NYFC 0 2 0 0 0 2 Philadelphia 0 1 0 0 0 2
Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Note:
1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saturday, March 7
Chicago 1, New England 1, tie
New York 1, Real Salt Lake 1, tie Montreal 2, FC Dallas 2, tie
D.C. United 2, Miami 1
Toronto FC 1, NYFC 0
Cincinnati at Atlanta, (n)
Minnesota at Earthquakes, (n) Houston at Sporting Kansas City, (n) Orlando City at Colorado, (n) Vancouver at Galaxy, (n)
Columbus at Seattle, (n)
Sunday, March 8
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0
Nashville at Portland, 4 p.m. Philadelphia at LAFC, 7:30 p.m. 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 2 3 3
Baseball
NHL
Motor sports
1. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 138.116 mph. 2. (4) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 137.878.
3. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 137.841. 4. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 137.604. 5. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 137.457. 6. (10) Aric Almirola, Ford, 137.457. 7. (1) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 137.420. 8. (88) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 137.321. 9. (21) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, 137.289. 10. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 137.247.
11. (20) Erik Jones, Toyota, 137.106. 12. (19) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 136.997. 13. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 136.950. 14. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 136.939. 15. (95) Christopher Bell, Toyota, 136.908. 16.
(41) Cole Custer, Ford, 136.679. 17. (24) William Byron, Chevrolet, 136.550. 18. (14) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 136.426. 19. (47) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Chevrolet, 136.116.
20. (37) Ryan Preece, Chevrolet, 136.111.
21. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 135.947. 22. (34) Michael McDowell, Ford, 135.839. 23. (17) Chris Buescher, Ford, 135.788. 24. (6) Ross Chastain, Ford, 135.711. 25. (13) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 135.706. 26. (38) John H. Nemechek,
Ford, 135.639. 27. (43) Bubba Wallace, Chevrolet, 135.161. 28. (32) Corey Lajoie, Ford, 134.993. 29. (8) Tyler Reddick, Chevrolet, 134.867. 30. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 134.469.
31. (96) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 133.963.
32. (15) Brennan Poole, Chevrolet, 133.784. 33. (52) JJ Yeley, Ford, 132.504.
34. (00) Quin Houff, Chevrolet, 132.299.
35. (77) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 131.411. 36. (51) Garrett Smithley, Chevrolet, 131.081. 37. (53) Joey Gase, Chevrolet, 130.752. 38. (66) Timmy Hill, Toyota, 130.510.
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