New on SI: Report: USA Basketball Working to Replace Beal, Grant Enters Health and Safety Protocols
Wizards guard Bradley Beal and Pistons forward Jerami Grant are both reportedly in Team USA's health and safety protocols.
USA Basketball is working to replace guard Bradley Beal on the 12-person Olympic roster, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
Beal was placed in Team USA's health and safety protocols on Wednesday. It has not been publicly confirmed if he has tested positive for COVID-19.
According to The Athletic, Beal is still in Las Vegas and is quarantined while awaiting further information.
News of Beal's potential replacement comes as Pistons forward Jerami Grant, who was also one of the 12 players selected to represent the U.S. in men's basketball at the Tokyo Olympics, has also entered Team USA's health and safety protocols, according to The Athletic's Shams Charania and Joe Vardon.
As of Thursday afternoon, Grant has not tested positive for COVID-19, per The Athletic.
It is unclear if Grant will be allowed to participate in the Olympics.
A number of other players at the Team USA camp have been impacted by the protocols. On July 8, Knicks guard Immanuel Quickley and Hornets forwards Miles Bridges and P.J. Washington were all sent home, and out of Team USA's training camp, due to COVID-19 protocols, per ESPN's Brian Windhorst. All three were on the Team USA's scout team, which is helping in preparations for the Olympics.
The U.S. team has been training in Las Vegas in the lead-up to the Tokyo Olympics. Both Beal and Grant have participated in the team's three exhibition games to this point—a win over Argentina on Tuesday and losses to Nigeria and Australia earlier in the week.
The team has two more exhibition games—against Australia on July 16 and Spain on July 18—before beginning Olympic action on July 25.
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