After missing Sunday’s matchup against the Utah Jazz due to what head coach Mike Budenholzer “was assuming non-COVID” related, forward Khris Middleton has reportedly tested positive for COVID-19.
According to The Athletic’s Eric Nehm, Budenholzer says that the team “thought he just had a head cold or some type of non-COVID illness. And then didn’t feel good again the next day. And got tested and has come back positive.”
Ahead of tonight’s game against the Detroit Pistons, Middleton had been listed as out.
A positive diagnosis means that a player has to sit out for a minimum of 10 days, meaning that Middleton could “miss the next six games” potentially until next week (per ESPN). The 30-year old, who is currently averaging 20.0 points, 4.7 rebounds and and 4.5 assists this season, is one of the latest players in the League to enter health and safety protocols—including Kevin Love and Tobias Harris.
