The NBA is investigating the activities of Clippers point guard Lou Williams, whom she allowed to leave the Disney World bubble on Thursday to attend a funeral, but which she suspects of having also gone to a strip club, reports Saturday July 25 ESPN.
This survey aims to know the route and places frequented during a short stay in Atlanta by the player, to better determine the duration of quarantine he must observe since his return on Saturday.
Lou Williams was photographed Thursday evening at a facility in the city of Georgia, according to the TV outlet. A cliché where we see him masked, a glass in his hand, that rapper Jack Harlow posted on his Instagram account and then deleted.
Post-funeral strip club
The 33-year-old point guard tweeted a message on Friday, “Long Live Pops” (Long live Pops), addressing the deceased named Paul G. Williams, identified by ESPN as the father of a friend of his. Also according to ESPN, on his return to Disney World, he admitted to NBA investigators having gone to dinner at the Magic City, an Atlanta strip club, after attending the funeral.
According to the protocols put in place by the League, any player leaving the bubble must be tested daily for Covid-19. If Lou Williams has respected this instruction, he will have to observe four days of isolation in his room before being able to reconnect with the supervision of the Clippers and his teammates.
This quarantine period can however be extended up to ten days or even two weeks, depending on the circumstances of the absence and the recommendations of medical specialists. “I can’t say much about his trip. I was not with him ”, visibly annoyed, said coach Doc Rivers ahead of Saturday night’s friendly against Washington. “Obviously those (photos) are out, and that’s something we obviously don’t like to see and don’t like.”, he assured.
Start of the season on Thursday
Two other important players on the team, hub Montrezl Harrell and point guard Patrick Beverley, have also left campus in recent days for family emergencies and still have not returned.
Their absences are likely to be prejudicial before the “angelino” duel which awaits the Clippers against the Lakers on Thursday for the restart of the season.
