Julius Randle will miss time after entering league protocols for COVID-19.
New York Knicks forward Julius Randle has entered the NBA’s Health and Safety Protocols, the team announced on Thursday.
Randle will be sidelined for Friday’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Julius Randle (health and safety protocols) is out for tomorrow’s game at Oklahoma City.
— NY_KnicksPR (@NY_KnicksPR) December 30, 2021
The isolation period for players who test positive for COVID-19 is six days, as long as those players are asymptomatic and meet other testing requirements.
Randle, the league’s reigning Most Improved Player, has averaged 19.3 points, 10 rebounds and five assists through 35 appearances this season.
The Knicks are riding a three-game winning streak and sit ninth in the Eastern Conference standings with a 17-18 record.
