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Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said Porzingis
forgot to take the test and later reached out to apologize.
Porzingis will have to test negative before he can rejoin the
team.
"He just forgot to get tested," Carlisle told reporters. "When
that happens, for safety reasons, he's unable to join the team
the following day. He's getting retested today and I believe
that he'll able to rejoin us (Monday).
"He was very contrite and really felt bad about letting the team
down. Something like this is something that I think all of us
can take as a cautionary tale. We've just got to remember that
the details of the situation that we're involved in are very,
very important."
Porzingis isn't the first NBA player to miss a test. Denver
Nuggets forward Paul Millsap also forgot about a test and missed
Saturday's scrimmage against the New Orleans Pelicans while
serving a one-day quarantine.
--Field Level Media
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