Danuel House Jr., David Nwaba, Ben McLemore, P.J. Tucker, and Chris Clemons are among the Rockets’ players that have begun limited workouts at Toyota Center as they begin preparing for the 2020-21 NBA season, per Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle.
Per Feigen, players have been working out at the arena for a maximum of four days per week. There are temperature checks in the loading dock parking area, followed by symptom checks and a daily COVID-19 test.
The team believes this is a safer alternative to the pickup games and workouts that players typically take part in before reporting to training camp, which begins on Tuesday, Dec. 1 for the upcoming season.
For the time being, activities are fairly limited. Feigen writes:
The first week limited workouts to one player per coach. This week, two players could share a halfcourt with one coach along with two more players in the weight room.
Veterans such as James Harden, Russell Westbrook, and Eric Gordon have yet to take part in workouts at Toyota Center, since many of these players have offseason homes outside of the Houston area. All are expected to return closer to the Dec. 1 start date for training camp.
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