The escort James harden He returned to being negative news with the Houston Rockets after the NBA fined him $ 50,000 for not following the Covid-19 security protocols.
The opening game of the new season that the Rockets were to play in their Toyota Center field against the Oklahoma City Thunder was suspended because the Texan team could not count on the eight mandatory players, Harden included, which the regulation requires as the majority are in preventive quarantine while positive tests for the coronavirus that have been given within the staff are tracked.
The league’s decision to fine Harden It came after he reviewed a video that was uploaded to social media showing the Rockets star socializing without a mask at a club earlier this week.
Harden He tested negative for COVID-19 on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, but he had to be set aside anyway as established by the new protocols.
Harden’s video of partying without a mask, which was posted by Black Sports Online and has been circulating on social media, is allegedly from a Houston club Christmas party held this week.
The NBA’s Covid-19 protocols prohibit players from going to bars, lounges or clubs and participating in social gatherings of more than 15 people.
The league said Harden violated those rules when he attended a “private indoor party” on Monday this week.
Harden told NBA investigators that he believed he was complying with health and safety protocols established by the league.
Always according to Harden’s version, he entered the compound through a separate entrance and sat in a secluded area of the place with his security equipment and was wearing a mask.
Harden released a statement on Instagram Wednesday saying “every day is something different” and that the event was not at a strip club but for a good cause.
