NBA giving Wizards more time to prepare after virus layoff

[ASFN Admin]

Washington got back on the practice court Wednesday for the first time in more than a week, and Bradley Beal wondered if the Wizards need more time there before returning to game mode. The NBA apparently agreed with him. Not long after the league's leading scorer said he believes the short-handed Wizards - who have six players who have tested positive for COVID-19 - may be following ''a recipe for injury'' if they played Milwaukee as scheduled Friday night, the NBA said that game would be postponed in a move that simply gives Washington more time to get game-ready again.

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