Multiple Celtics Staff Members Have Tested Positive For COVID In Last Few Days

Several Celtics staff members have tested positive for COVID-19, creating concern around the team for its Eastern Conference finals matchup with the Heat, per ESPN’s Brian Windhorst (via RealGM).

Celtics center/forward Al Horford and guard Marcus Smart each missed the Game 1 loss after Horford entered health and safety protocols. (Smart did not.)

“Al Horford was at shootaround [Tuesday] morning, so this is something that hit the team very much by surprise as they were getting ready to leave their hotel for Game 1,” Windhorst said on Get Up.

“This is the third time this season that Al Horford has been in health and safety protocols. It happened once in the preseason. He was out for five games in December.  And now he’s out here.

“The NBA rules are a little complicated here. He can potentially be out a minimum of five days, which would be three games. He could also test out depending on whether he’s positive or negative, or whether his viral load can be reduced. But it is unknown at this point whether that can happen.

“I will say, there are several staff members of the Celtics who have tested positive over the last few days. This is something that has got to be worrisome around the Celtics right now.”