We now have our first official case of missed games for chicken wings in NBA history. Los Angeles Clippers guard Lou Williams started a 10-day quarantine at the NBA’s Disney World Campus on Saturday, which will keep him out of the Clippers first two seeding games, including Thursday’s opening night game against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, according to ESPN’s Malika Andrews.
Not only will Williams miss the first game on July 30, but it’s also highly likely that he will miss the Clippers second game of the restart, against Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans. According to ESPN’s Bobby Marks, the two missed games will cost Williams close to $150k in salary.
A 10-day quarantine would see Lou Williams miss 2 seeding games and forfeit up to $150K in salary. A four-day quarantine would have Williams back on the court by the July 30 first game.
— Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) July 25, 2020
It was reported on Saturday night that the NBA was investigating Williams activities while away from the team on an excused absence. Rapper Jack Harlow posted a photo of them together, each wearing coronavirus masks, including Williams wearing an NBA-branded mask, in an undisclosed location, which later turned out to be the famed Magic City strip club in Atlanta. Williams is a big fan of their wings and even has a signature flavor, but given that Georgia, like much of the country is in a pandemic, it shouldn’t be a shock that Williams has to have a longer quarantine than others returning to the bubble after excused absences.
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